Publix soon opening COVID-19 vaccines to Florida educators, childcare workers

Devoun Cetoute
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Publix will join Walmart in expanding its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility list by including teachers and childcare staff.

Starting Friday, Publix will allow appointments to be made for all Florida K-12 educators, and childcare teachers and personnel.

On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Florida will be following the Biden administration’s federal mandate, which directs states to vaccinate all pre-K-12 teachers, staff and childcare workers.

CVS Health, Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Fresco y Mas and Sam’s Club are all expected to begin offering vaccinations to teachers and school staff, as they are a part of the federal retail pharmacy program.

So apart from teachers, those who can receive vaccines at Publix stores will be:

▪ At-risk adults under 65 who are determined by a physician to be extremely vulnerable;

▪ Healthcare professionals with direct patient contact;

▪ Long-term-care facility staff;

▪ Sworn law enforcement officers and firefighters who are 50 and older;

▪ People 65 and older.

Publix makes its own vaccine distribution plan. Officials don’t know where shots will go

Publix vaccinations are by appointment only and can be made online on the grocer’s reservation system. Reservations will be open at 7 a.m. on Friday for appointment dates on Monday and Tuesday.

The reservation system usually opens every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.