Feb. 16 MANATEE Residents of Lakewood Ranch and other well-off neighborhoods in East Manatee will have special access to COVID-19 vaccines, after Gov. Ron DeSantis reached out to Lakewood Ranch's developer and offered to set up an exclusive vaccination site, according to Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh. Baugh confirmed that health workers at the Premier Sports Campus site in .
The vaccines are reserved solely for residents of two zip codes, according to the Tampa Bay Times, which cover most of the Manatee County portion of Lakewood Ranch and other wealthier neighborhoods.