“I don’t think you will get over 50% of people who are under 50 vaccinated

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Now that teachers of all ages can get COVID-19 vaccines at federally supported vaccination sites in Florida, the question now is what age is next?

During a news conference in Crystal River on Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the issue of age and the vaccine.

While only the age requirement for teachers has been removed for the time being, DeSantis has speculated what will happen when age restrictions are lifted for the entire population.

“I think there will be a much lower percentage of 25-year-olds who want this than 75-year-olds, and honestly it’s sensitive, because the risk is very different,” DeSantis said. “So I don’t think you’ll get over 50% of people under the age of 50 and I think it could be even less than that.”

At this time, the governor says 54% of all seniors in the state have received at least one photo of the vaccine.

DeSantis described the request from day one at the four federal sites as “lukewarm,” saying they used about 6,500 of the possible 12,000 doses on sites, including the one at Jacksonville’s Gateway Mall.

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Also Thursday, vaccinations continued for those who met the governor’s requirements, which now include teachers of all ages. Carol Beckner, who teaches at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville’s Westside, was one of those teachers who was vaccinated Thursday at the Normandy Community Center – one of two satellite vaccination sites in Jacksonville.

“I want my students to be safe, so I think it’s very important,” Beckner said.

Betty Johnson, 81, was vaccinated Thursday at the Gateway Mall site, although she was reluctant to do so. She said something happened recently that made her change her mind

“One of my neighbors, the Son, died (from COVID-19). He was a young man, “she told News4Jax. “So he kind of pushed me, so I’m here.”

The Gateway Mall site can handle 2,000 photos a day, while the two satellite sites can handle 1,000.

By the end of Thursday, about 840 vaccinations had been administered at the Gateway Mall site, about 150 had been administered at the Normandy Community Center and about 29 had been administered at the Hammond Senior Center, which is the other satellite site.

The governor also spoke about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Thursday, saying he believes young people will prefer this because it requires a single dose. Regarding the distribution of this vaccine, DeSantis said he will have more information about it soon.

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