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Originally Posted by dahrens1
This was reported by WESH NBC Channel 2 in Orlando this afternoon:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that starting next week, all people age 60 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
DeSantis made the announcement during a news conference on Monday in Tallahassee.
The lowered age requirements will begin next Monday, March 15.
DeSantis said that the eligibility will be across the board, at state run sites and retail pharmacy locations.
This is in addition to the existing requirements necessary for COVID-19 vaccine, which include: K-12 teachers, law enforcement officers and firefighters 50 years of age and older, and those deemed extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 by their physician.
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I am thankful that it is not my job to make the decisions. The vaccines are right now in short supply relative to demand. How to decide? Any decision will be good for some and others will have valid objections as to why some other decision should be used.
We are over 70 have a LEGITIMATE pre-existing medical condition and after weeks of trying to win the lottery we finally won an appointment based on age, pre-existing condition did not even matter. We received our second shot last week.
Most of us have gotten either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and now not really a surprise there is a new variant out of south Africa that neither is very effective against.
My view, perhaps, like out experience with the flu shots at best it will be partially effective.
We all, including me, demand perfect answers. Reality nothing is perfect.