All Florida residents over the age of 18 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 5of, Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday.
DeSantis made the announcement in a video released from the governor’s office, saying that the age of eligibility will be reduced to 40 years and more from Monday before reducing it to all adults next week.
“We have now vaccinated over 70% of the approximately 4.4 million seniors living in the state,” DeSantis said. “And we’re ready to take that step.”
DeSantis added that more than 400 Walgreens locations will provide vaccines in the coming days, in addition to the more than 700 Publix locations, 150 CVS locations and 125 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations across the country.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the vaccines will be available to all Florida adults starting April 5th.
“We have made great strides and look forward to continuing to work hard to ensure that everyone in Florida who wants to be shot can get shot,” DeSantis said, adding that no state warrant will be issued. requiring a vaccine.
Florida is set to receive the highest dose of vaccines next week, with nearly 700,000 expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Included in this increase are 122,900 doses of Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, up 24,000 from last week.
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