DeSantis: All assisted living facility patients and staff will be offered COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month

DeSantis: All assisted living facility patients and staff will be offered COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month
DeSantis says the vaccine will have been offered to all assisted living patients and staff by the end of January. (Source: WWSB)
By ABC7 Staff | January 25, 2021 at 2:47 PM EST - Updated January 25 at 3:06 PM

JACKSONVILLE Fla. (WWSB) - During a press conference in Jacksonville, DeSantis assured the crowd that by the end of January, the COVID-19 vaccine will have been offered to every assisted living patients and staff.

The Governor said that the state’s plan for distribution of vaccines to seniors and healthcare workers was satisfactory but that the speed of distribution was impacted by supplies.

You can watch the press conference in its entirety below:

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