More Florida Populations Now Eligible For Coronavirus Vaccine

From City of West Palm Beach:

March 2, 2021

Effective March 3, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will expand the list of populations eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine to include:

• Long-term care facility residents and staff;
• Persons 65 years of age and older;
• Health care personnel with direct patient contact;
• K-12 school employees 50 years of age and older;
• Sworn law enforcement officers 50 years of age and older; and
• Firefighters 50 years of age and older.

In addition, individuals determined by a physician to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 may also be vaccinated. Such physician determinations shall include a statement that the patient meets the defined eligibility criteria established by a form prescribed by the Florida Department of Health.

For more information and to read the Governor’s executive order, click here!

This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.