ORLANDO, Fla. – Health care workers on Tuesday began providing COVID-19 vaccines to high-risk individuals in Florida under the age of 65 after the state Agency for Health Care Administration set aside thousands of doses for hospitals.
Officials at AdventHealth and Health First said they have received a combined 1,500 doses for at-risk individuals, including those with severe health issues or lung disease. [TRENDING: Even colder air on the way | Latest on $1,400 economic relief payments | Bars, nightclubs continue to disobey local COVID-19 rules] Jamie Martin, 55, a liver transplant recipient, has been very careful about his health during the pandemic and was able to get his first vaccine dose Tuesday. “One of the biggest things for me was