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CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ reported Gov. Ron DeSantis gave vaccine access to favored groups and Publix. DeSantis called the TV report a smear campaign. Allegations around Rep. Matt Gaetz grow more intense as the Panhandle Republican says he won’t step down. And Florida scrambles to avert an environmental disaster.
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Two prominent Florida Democrats also criticized the CBS report, which the governor called "lies built on lies" and warned of unspecified “consequences."
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The state has told the nursing home industry to abide by recently issued federal guidelines that allow visitors to touch fully vaccinated residents.
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The county lowered the minimum age to 40 and older, while Gov. Ron DeSantis lowered the eligibility age statewide to 50.
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State Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz explains how vaccines are distributed in pods and his reasons for stepping down — effective this April.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Moskowitz is resigning in order to spend more time with his family.
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About 90% of assisted living facilities in Florida have self-reported having a chance to have their staff and residents vaccinated, leaving 10% still waiting for the opportunity.
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The small counties’ frustration of being "short-changed" is among a litany of complaints about Florida’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Moskowitz told a state Senate panel that residents and employees at all assisted living facilities and nursing homes have been offered the COVID vaccine. Doing so by the end of the month was a goal of the governor.
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In a tweet Thursday, Broward County health officials unwittingly announced the “new state appointment system” ahead of state health officials. For now, the pilot is only available in Miami-Dade County, where it first launched last week, and in some of the state's largest counties — Broward, Duval, Hillsborough and Lee.
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He was rumored to be under consideration. The post will go to a New York official.
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Jared Moskowitz told members of the House Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee that the federal government has been slow in meeting Florida's demand for the vaccine.