Florida Seniors Begin Swarming COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

COVID-19 vaccination sites have been inundated with seniors and frustration is high after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prioritized residents older than 65 to be next in line for the state's stock of immunizations, the Associated Press reports. "The COVID-19 vaccine supply is still limited," DeSantis stated at a press conference. "We don't have enough vaccine currently on hand for all 4 million-plus senior citizens in the state of Florida. We're going to get there but it's not going to happen overnight." County health departments and hospitals across Florida are rushing to deliver the vaccine to seniors. Early Wednesday morning, health officials in Lee County said all three vaccination sites had reached capacity in their third day of operation. According to the Orlando Sentinel , health officials in Orange County on Tuesday closed its online portal after generating 30,000 appointments in roughly 24 hours, while the Broward Health hospital network said it would stop scheduling vaccine appointments on the same day they started "due to overwhelming community demand." As of Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health said it had given shots to about 175,465 Floridians, mainly healthcare workers, emergency first responders, and residents of assisted care communities.