Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an update on plans for vaccinating Floridians.
WE'RE LEARNING NEW INFORMATIONABOUT JUST HOW MUCH OF THATPFIZER VACCINE WILL BE ON ITSWAY TO FLORIDA..
AND WHEN.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'SSTEPHANIE SUSSKIND JOINS USNOW WITH THE LATEST UPDATEFROM GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS.THE GOVERNOR SENT OUT A VIDEOMESSAGE AROUND THE TIME THATF-D-A ADVISORY PANEL ISSUEDITS RECOMMENDATION FOR THEVACCINE.
CLOSE TO 180 THOUSANDDOSES COULD BE ON THE WAY TOFLORIDA WITHIN A WEEK.GOVERNOR DESANTIS SAYS THESTATE..
ALONG WITH THE REST OFTHE COUNTRY..
WILL NOT HAVEENOUGH OF THE VACCINE FOREVERYONE AT FIRST SO THAT'SWHY THEY ARE SETTING SPECIFICPRIORITIES.
HE SAYS THE FIRSTGROUP OF FLORIDIANS TO GET THEVACCINE WILL BE PEOPLE IN LONGTERM CARE FACILITIES... ANDTHEN FRONT LINE HEALTH CAREWORKERS WHO ARE IN HIGH RISKAND HIGH CONTACT ENVIRONMENTS.ALMOST 100 THOUSAND DOSES OFTHE PFIZER VACCINE WILL GO TOHOSPITALS FOR THOSE HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
AS MORE VACCINEBECOMES AVAILABLE..
THE STATEWILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITSPRIORITIES.GOVERNER RON DESANTIS, 1:22<"AS THE VACCINE SUPPLYINCREASES OVER THE NEXT FEWWEEKS, WE WANT TO STARTGETTING IT OUT TO OUR ELDERLYRESIDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE WHOMAY HAVE SIGNIFICANTCOMORBIDITIES, MAKING THEMHIGH-RISK FOR COMPLICATIONFROM COVID-19."
So far 46-thousand health care workers across the state have signed up to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Health officials in Indiana..
