On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he expects all residents of the state’s long-term care facilities to have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month.“We are prioritizing long-term care residents and staff and then the tip of the sphere healthcare workers.
As we get past that, that we think we can do with the first couple weeks of doses that were allocated,” DeSantis said.Gov. DeSantis said he expects more vaccines to be sent to Florida as more are approved by the FDA.“Then we think based on the numbers, at the end of December, we can start getting it out to the broader senior population, and then January really focus on vaccinating as many elderly people as we can,” DeSantis said.The Pfizer.