Governor pledges COVID-19 vaccines for homebound seniors
Pilot program to begin in Palm Beach County as soon as Friday
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Updated: 11:18 PM EST Feb 4, 2021
Pilot program to begin in Palm Beach County as soon as Friday
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Updated: 11:18 PM EST Feb 4, 2021
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>> WHAT WE’RE DOING IS MAKING ABOUT 1500 COVID 19 DOSES PER WEEK AVAILABLE TO SENIORS WHO MAY BE HOMEBOUND OR MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING. >> SPEAKING AT AVENTURA TURNBERRY JEWISH CENTER, THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCING A PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP ANOTHER SENIOR NICHE -- THOSE WHO ARE HOMEBOUND WITH SOME OF THOSE DOSES , RESERVED FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. >> NOT EVERYONE CAN GO TO A DRIVE-THROUGH SITE, NOT EVERYONE CAN GO TO THE HOSPITAL. SOME HAVE FAMILY WHO CAN HELP THEM, NOT EVERYONE HAS THAT ALL THE TIME. WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO FILL A NICHE. >> ACCORDING TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM VARIOUS CITIES WILL BE CHARGED WITH GIVING VACCINES TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. DESANTIS SAID HE HAD EARLIER THURSDAY VISITED AN AVENTURA CONDO COMPLEX WHERE RESIDENTS WERE GIVEN VACCINES. THE JEWISH CENTER WHERE HE SPOKE WAS THE SITE OF THE STATE’S FIRST INTERFAITH VACCINATION EVENT. SYNAGOGUE MEMBERS, PLUS MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL ISLAMIC CENTER AND TRINITY CHURCH ALL RECEIVING VACCINES. DESANTIS SAYS PLACES OF WORSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO BE SITES FOR PEOPLE TO RECEIVE VACCINES ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. SO FAR, HE SAYS ABOUT 30% OF ALL FLORIDA SENIORS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF VACCINE AND PROMISES THE STATE WILL GET TO EVERYONE.