Differing orders lead to confusion over teachers vaccines

Teachers and education staff in our state now qualify for a vaccine, but depending on your age there may be a difference in where you can get one.

ON HOLD TONIGHT!

THE REPUBLICANLAWMAKERS HOLDING UP THE PROCESSWHY ..BUT FIRST, CONFLICTINGAPPROACHES GOVERNOR DESANTIS’SAYS HE WANTS K-THROUGH-12TEACHERS...WHO ARE 50 OROLDER...TO GET VACCINATED.

BUTPRESIDENT BIDEN WANTS *ALEDUCATION STAFF TO GETVACCINES... THANKS FOR BEINGWITH US.

I’M PATRICK NOLAN.I’M JANE MONREAL.WHICH ORDER ARE VACCINEDISTRIBUTORS FOLLOWING?

THEGOVERNOR’S OR THE PRESIDENT’S?FOX 4’S ROCHELLE ALLEYNE WENTLOOKING FOR THAT ANSWER.0:14-0:18:20-:350:48-0:52{PK}((Kevin Daly//TeachersAssociation of Lee CountyPresident))"The more access we’re grantedand involved in, the happier Iam and my teachers."THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHER’SASSOCIATION OF LEE COUNTY SAYSEDUCATORS ARE BREATHING A LITTLEEASIER THIS WEEK...((Kevin Daly//TeachersAssociation of Lee CountyPresident))"Schools as much as we try tosocial distance, schools weren’tset up for social distancingthey were set up for socialinteraction."THAT’S AFTER THEY GOT THENEWS...THAT THEY QUALIFIED FORCOVID-19 VACCINES...HOWEVER...WHERE THEY CAN GO FORONE...IS GETTING A BITCONFUSING...THAT’S BECAUSE ACCORDING TO ANEXECUTIVE ORDER PASSED BYGOVERNOR RON DESANTISMONDAY...*ONLY K-12 TEACHERS 50AND UP QUALIFY...BUT A DAY LATER...PRESIDENT JOEBIDEN ASKED STATES TO VACCINATE*ALL EDUCATION STAFF...NOT JUSTTEACHERS...THE GOVERNOR REACTED TO THEPRESIDENT’S REQUEST THURSDAY...((Governor RonDeSantis//(R)-FL))"The federal government is theone sending us the vaccine ifthey want it to be for all ages,then they have the ability to goand do that."BUT DESPITE to go and do that."they have the ability to be forall ages, then vaccine if theywant it to be for all ages, thenthey have the ability to go anddo that."BUT DESPITE ACKNOWLEDGING THEASK...GOVERNOR DESANTIS IS*STILL STICKING TO HIS PUSH TOVACCINATE THE OLDEST AMONG US...((Governor RonDeSantis//(R)-FL))"Our view is if you’re 25,you’re just at less risk thansomebody who’s 80.

That’s justthe bottom line."SO WHERE DOES THIS LEAVETEACHERS?WELL AS OF NOW IT DEPENDS...WECHECKED AND FOUND THAT WALMART,SAMS CLUB, PUBLIX, CVS, AND ANYFEDERAL VACCINE SITE...AREFOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT’SORDERS...BUT WIN-DIXIE, WALGREENS...ANDMOST STATE OR COUNTY SITES...ARE*STILL FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR’SORDER...LOCAL TEACHERS SAY DESPITE THECONFUSION...THEY’RE TAKING THECHANGES IN STRIDE...((Kevin Daly//TeachersAssociation of Lee CountyPresident))"The first message is we’re gladto have more access universalaccess is the key.

And now thenext step is just allowing theinfrastructure to come in behindit."AND THEY ADD THAT IT GIVES THEMHOPE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOLYEAR...((Kevin Daly//TeachersAssociation of Lee CountyPresident))"You know it kind of gets usback to the idea that maybe thatAugust looks more like 2019than it did 2020."FOR THE FULL LIST OF ALL THEVACCINE SITES...AND A BREAKDOWNWHAT AGES GROUPS EACHdistributor IS ACCEPTING...HEAD