Florida Vaccine Updates: State Completes Vaccination Plan for Nursing Homes NBC 6
As a limited supply of the coronavirus vaccine has become available across Florida, residents are understandably anxious to know when they will be able to stand in line for a dose.
Nursing homes across the state of Florida will be getting plenty of the vaccines in the coming days while one South Florida county is turning toward those with experience as first responders to help administer doses.
Here s what we know today about the coronavirus outbreak in Florida, and the effort to stop it.
Florida Completes Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Florida to Receive 307,000 First-Dose Vaccines Next Week
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a tweet late Tuesday that Florida will be receiving 307,000 first doses from the federal government next week.
DeSantis says the state s priority is work on vaccinating those 65 and older.
We just learned Florida’s vaccine allocation for next week. My statement ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Y0t7IaMU8z Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 27, 2021
Vaccine Supply Continues to Be Issue for South Florida Hospitals
Most vaccination sites across Miami-Dade and Broward have not held doses in reserve, saying the state assured them the delivery of second doses.
But with production lagging, some sites have paused operations or have yet to schedule seniors for their booster shots.