In Florida, we’ve got to put our parents and grandparents first, the governor said. Author: Eric Glasser Updated: 5:34 PM EST December 22, 2020
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control revised its recommendations to say this newest round of COVID-19 vaccines should be reserved for essential workers and people 75 and older.
But Governor Ron DeSantis said those are only recommendations and announced his own plan to prioritize Florida’s allocation differently.
That means some of our state’s most vulnerable people could have to wait longer for the vaccine.
“If you’re in the elderly population, this is coming soon,” said DeSantis.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Americans will soon have access to a second COVID-19 vaccine.
Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, granted emergency authorization Friday to a vaccine made by Moderna, a week after giving similar clearance to one made by Pfizer and its German collaborator, BioNTech.
His is authorizing rather than approving the vaccine, because longer-term research is needed to meet the full standards for approval, which officials don t want to wait for during the public health emergency.
The speedy path to authorization was possible because the agency “cut through regulatory red tape,” Hahn said at a Friday night press conference. We worked quickly based on the urgency of this global pandemic . we have not cut corners.