ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A World War II veteran who just celebrated his 100th birthday is the millionth senior citizen to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida, the governor announced Friday.During an appearance on the FOX News show FOX & Friends, Gov.
Ron DeSantis lauded Henry Sayler’s service moments before the 100-year-old pulled back his sleeve for the shot on live television."We said seniors first.
This is something we need to focus on, the 65-and-up population. There’s young healthy workers that are getting it in other states; God bless ‘em, but I want to protect our vulnerable," DeSantis said, repeating one of his frequent mantras about the pandemic.