Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference in Pensacola, Florida, on December 23. Ron DeSantis plans to issue an executive order to ensure seniors, over the age of 65, are the first members of the general public to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. “It makes no sense for someone that’s 42 to jump ahead of somebody that’s 70,” DeSantis said. So far, about 70,000 shots have been administered to frontline health care workers and seniors in long-term care facilities in Florida, DeSantis said. According to DeSantis, Florida has received 367,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine, which have been delivered to over 170 hospitals.

Source: CNN December 23, 2020 17:50 UTC