TALLAHASSEE (AP) – Governor Ron DeSantis Friday afternoon expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to allow Floridians younger than 65 who have high-risk medical conditions, and allows the vaccine to be given to at doctors’ offices and pharmacies.
Executive order 21-46 allows physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to vaccinate people who “they deem extremely vulnerable to COVID-19.”
Previously only hospitals were in charge of vaccinating those considered extremely vulnerable.
The order now means people can get a COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy such as Publix, Walmart and CVS, but does not include state and county-run vaccination sites.
The order did not specify what documentation will be required when showing up for a vaccine appointment at a participating pharmacy.