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Calls to Vaccinate Teachers Gain Momentum

“So I beg to differ,” said Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, who brought the item to the Commission. “I think the practical effect is the urging, Miami-Dade County is the largest county in the state of Florida, we have to use our voice collectively in order to get things done.” The County Commission is formally asking the governor to recognize those who the state had labeled “essential workers.” “Essential workers were declared by our governor a year ago, those essential workers included our teachers, law enforcement and other frontline workers, when vaccines come out, it only makes sense if those essential workers are deemed essential now,” said Cohen Higgins. 

'Absolute chaos:' Floridians want coronavirus vaccine answers

‘Absolute chaos:’ Floridians want coronavirus vaccine answers Floridians 65 and older are next in line to get the coronavirus vaccine, but it’s unclear how that will happen.     Hundreds of people wait in line Tuesday at the STARS Complex in Fort Myers to receive the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. [ ANDREW WEST/THE NEWS-PRESS | AP ] Updated Dec. 30, 2020 Images out of Lee County have already become a national spectacle: Florida seniors swaddled in blankets, camping out in lines overnight outside of testing sites for their chance at receiving a coronavirus vaccine. After spending most of the year in pandemic purgatory, many Floridians are anxious to get their shot. But the state of Florida has not established a clear distribution plan, leaving it up to each county to figure out how to roll out doses.

Did COVID-19 kill their loved ones? Families want answers as they get no help from state.