Florida had a phased, orderly, step-by-step plan in place for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to the public, starting with the most vulnerable months before a vaccine was even approved for emergency use.
Following guidance laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state would focus on long-term care residents, hospital workers at the front lines of the coronavirus battle, workers essential to the running of society, and people with medical conditions that put them at higher risk of getting the disease.
The plan outlined procedures for distribution, inventory management, storage and handling, second-dose reminders, provider recruitment and enrolling, and communication with the public.
Remember Floridaâs SunPass debacle? A new company might take over.
In a surprise, state transportation officials are giving Conduent State & Local Solutions another chance to bid on the stateâs tolling system.
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Published Dec. 23, 2020
TALLAHASSEE â Earlier this year, Floridaâs transportation secretary vowed not to renew the contract of the company behind the stateâs 2018 SunPass tolling disaster.
That appeared to be a sure thing as recently as last week. In November, the Department of Transportation came up with a list of finalists to take over Conduent State & Local Solutionsâ contract, and the New Jersey-based company wasnât on it.
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Secrecy and spin: How Florida’s governor misled the public on the COVID-19 pandemic Throughout the COVID-19 crisis in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration engaged in a pattern of spin and concealment that misled the public on the gravest health threat the state has ever faced. The administration suppressed unfavorable facts, dispensed dangerous misinformation, dismissed public health professionals, and promoted the views of scientific dissenters who supported the governor’s approach to the disease. The DeSantis administration’s approach to managing COVID-19 information carries costs. It supports a climate in which people proudly disdain masks, engage in dangerous group activities that could spread the disease, and brush aside information that conflicts with their political views. (Sun Sentinel)