Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium on January 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. The governor announced that the stadium’s parking lot which offers COVID-19 tests will begin to offer COVID-19 vaccinations for residents 65 and older to drive up and get vaccinated. The vaccination site opened today for a trial run but it was not known when it will be open to the general public.
Florida is expanding its COVID-19 vaccinations at CVS pharmacies to more than 150 locations, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
DeSantis made the announcement during a news conference at a CVS in Lehigh Acres, near Fort Myers.
The expansion includes 76 new pharmacies statewide, for a total of 157, DeSantis said.
The new CVS locations will begin offering appointments on Friday morning through their website, with shots starting as early as Saturday.
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DeSantis said the decision to expand CVS vaccinations was made in part due to the success of the program in South Florida, through Navarro Discount Pharmacy and CVS y Mas locations.
The governor announced Monday that the state would be lowering the eligibility for vaccines to 60 and older beginning on Monday.
