Thousands more waited in digital lines for their number to come up in county-run vaccine pools.
But for some lucky Floridians, getting a vaccine was as easy as hopping in their golf carts and rolling down to the clubhouse.
Pop-up clinics offering exclusive vaccine access sprouted at country clubs and a long list of golf course communities stretching from Delray Beach to Lakeland and Ocala. Special clinics also dotted the west coast, from the Tampa exurbs to Naples, where shots were given at a clubhouse in a community with two private beaches and homes that have sold for more than $14 million. A pair of yacht clubs in Martin County and the Florida Keys even secured special vaccine access.
FrontBurner Poll: What Are Your Priorities for the Next Police Chief?
Tell us what you d like to see, plus learn where to watch today s streaming panel with the candidates.
By Matt Goodman
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FrontBurner
December 16, 2020
10:36 am
Today, the public will get its first chance to hear from the seven candidates vying to be police chief for the city of Dallas. The panel will be streamed from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The city has used a series of surveys to solicit input from the public. About 4,500 took part in the first. Today’s public interview is an upgrade from the original plan, which included a series of panels with community groups as selected by the city manager. Those still happened yesterday, but were not broadcast publicly. Today’s panel will be; its moderator is Gary Peterson, the head of the search firm that helped identify the finalists. The city again used a survey to help guide the questioning, but that closed yesterday at noon.