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DeSantis Vaccine Slogan Is âSeniors Firstâ â But âRich, White Seniors Firstâ Is What Happened
As Floridaâs coronavirus vaccine distribution rolled out, white, well-off communities disproportionately received better access to the shots.
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Willie Smith, 71, has been trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine for weeks, but says he has been unable to get a slot. The Bradenton resident was ineligible to get vaccinated at a pop-up clinic Gov. Ron DeSantis staged in a wealthy community 12 miles to the east in February because it was restricted to residents there.
BRADENTON, Fla. â Over and over and over, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has described his COVID-19 vaccination plan in just two words: âSeniors Firstâ â yet the addition of two extra words at the beginning might have made it far more accurate: âRichâ and âWhite.â
Florida county commissioner is investigated for organizing VIP pop-up vaccine drive-thru for residents of two affluent zip codes - and then bumping herself to top of list
The Manatee County Sheriff s Office said it has launched an investigation into County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh to determine if she broke state laws
Baugh, a Republican, organized the three-day pop-up vaccination drive at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch last week
Governor Ron DeSantis had selected the site for the vaccine pop-up
But Baugh admitted last week she limited the rollout to seniors living in the 34202 and 34211 zip codes
Both postcodes are among the wealthiest in the entire state