MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JANUARY 06: 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. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Florida has opened its first COVID-19 vaccination pod for seniors using the newly-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
DeSantis spoke Wednesday at the site in Sumter County, which he said has the highest percentage of seniors in the state, with about 58% of the county's residents 65 or older.
More of the pods were expected to open in Florida as the state lowers vaccine eligibility to people 60 and older starting Monday, DeSantis said.
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