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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A month into Florida’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, less than 4% of the state’s population have actually received shots.
The Florida Senate’s Select Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Response met for the first time Thursday and heard from state Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees, who has played a key role in the state’s response.
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Florida receives only 250,000 vaccine doses a month, Attorney General Scott Rivkees said
Some people also are coming in from outside state to get shots, then leaving, he said
Florida expects to receive another 250-thousand vaccines in a week. That’s according to Attorney General Scott Rivkees. The state is prioritizing vaccinations for people 65 and older, and the federal government recently revised its guidelines to do the same. In Florida, about 4.5 million people fit that category.