Health & Fitness

‘We Will Get To You,’ Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees On Vaccine Roll Out

As it stands, the federal government is distributing vaccines based on a state's adult population.

January 21, 2021

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees has urged the federal government to rethink its distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine so that states with large populations of seniors who are at high-risk are given priority.

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Florida has 4.4 million residents who are at least 65 years old — the second-highest of any state.

As it stands, the federal government is distributing vaccines based on a state’s adult population.

Find out what's happening in Miamifor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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