[TRENDING: $600 direct payments could be coming soon | Cookies made from python eggs | Motive sought in Nashville bombing]Seminole County became the first site in Central Florida to begin administering shots to people 65 and older but appointments for the first day quickly filled up.Floridians are asked to be patient as county health departments roll out vaccination plans for millions of residents who meet the age qualifications.
The state is home to more than 4 million people 65 and older.The vaccine is not expected to be available to the general population, including younger residents or non-frontline workers, until late spring.As of Dec.