New age for vaccines: Florida residents 60 and up qualify for shots next week
If you’re 60 or older, you’re almost in luck. Starting Monday, the eligibility age for COVID vaccination in Florida will drop.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will lower the age for COVID vaccination in Florida from 65 to 60, a move that would make about 2 million more people in the state eligible.
“We are starting to see demand soften a little bit,” DeSantis said at a news briefing in Tallahassee. “Appointments at pharmacies used to be taken in minutes. Now appointment windows are open 10 minutes or longer.”
The governor said sites will continue to vaccinate seniors this week but already Florida has reached about 2.6 million people 65 or older with at least one dose. “We have more to do and will continue to do seniors first,” he said. “We look forward to a strong week this week.”
Last week the state vaccinated about 90,000 people a day, DeSantis said.
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