Governor says Florida will see boost in first-dose vaccine supply from feds

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis addressed the media at the River Garden Hebrew House for the Aged in Jacksonville, Fla., on the status of COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Florida will see an increase in its weekly coronavirus vaccine first dose allotment next week, Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted Tuesday night.

Per the governor’s tweet, Florida will see a bump from its weekly supply of 260,000 doses to 307,000 from the federal government. This is the weekly shipment of vaccine doses intended to be administered to those eligible to receive their first dose of the vaccine in the state.

This is a developing story.

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