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“Shot shopping” by seniors from neighboring areas and uncertainty about COVID-19 vaccine allotments are vexing local officials in rural counties, but the state s emergency management chief blames the problems on supply shortages.
The small counties’ frustration is among a litany of complaints about Florida’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as elected officials in counties of all sizes are flooded by requests from constituents trying to get potentially life-saving shots.
Okeechobee County Commissioner Terry Burroughs said residents of his county which will receive 500 doses this week are being “short-changed” because people from nearby regions are snapping up the highly sought-after inoculations.