MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – Despite the brutal icy conditions the U.S. is facing, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida will get previously delayed shipments of coronavirus vaccine before the weekend.
DeSantis made the remarks Wednesday morning before introducing Manatee County’s new vaccination pod at Lakewood Ranch sports complex, saying 9,000 doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine will arrive soon. [TRENDING: ‘Dance Moms’ instructor accused of sex battery on students | Boy dies after homemade igloo collapses | Latest on $1,400 payments] “We did get a vast, vast majority of our Pfizer shipments this week,” he said. “We received about 136,000 doses, we’ve got about 9,000 doses that are left.