DeSantis: Florida COVID Vaccine Eligibility Lowering to Include Anyone 60 and Older

‘We anticipate the demand to be pretty robust’

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DeSANTIS: “If you look last week, the last week's reporting is gonna take probably three or four more days to fully populate, but we were doing over 90,000 jabs for first doses, as well as a lot of second doses, for most of the days in that week. And so I think that's a great pace, we want to continue doing that and that'll make a big impact going forward. At the same time, you know, we want to make sure that all these appointments are filled up, we want to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to get a vaccine who may be at increased risk. And while 83 percent — 82 or 83 percent of the Covid-related mortality is concentrated amongst those who are 65 and up, it is the case that people who are between 60 and 64 are at an elevated risk vis-à-vis those who are much younger. And so I'm happy to announce today that starting one week from today, next Monday, we will be lowering the age in the state of Florida to 60 plus for vaccinations, and that will apply across the board, to all of the state pods, all of the pharmacies, all of the different drive-thru sites that are being operated. So again, one week from today, if you're  60 plus, you will be able to get — sign up and be able to get the vaccine."

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