75 years or older? Mount Sinai will provide you with a vaccine against COVID-19, says the CEO

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order this week stating that those over 65 will be next on the COVID-19 line, breaking with the advice of a disease control group of the Center of the next group who are over 75 years of age. as front-line essential workers. What this directive lacks is a plan to implement the launch of complementary vaccines, which leads to confusion and a partial approach throughout South Florida.

Mount Sinai said it began vaccinating people aged 75 and over on Thursday, but they are waiting for instructions on the next step by state health officials who have silenced the radio.

“What’s interesting about this population is that they want to get vaccinated,” said Steven Sonenreich, president and CEO of Mount Sinai Medical Center. Mount Sinai Medical Center has received a limited supply of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

• Mount Sinai will extend eligibility for vaccination to people 75 years of age and older and community first aid.
• People who meet this criterion can make an appointment by calling Mount Sinai between 8 am and 5 pm from Monday to Friday and from 8 am to 1 pm, Saturday and Sunday. The appointment line will close on Christmas and New Year.
• Call (305) 674-2312.
• Tickets are not accepted.
• The patient must bring a government-issued identification (preferably a driver’s license) or passport to the appointment.
• Upon arrival, patients will receive a series of appropriate questions.

Sonenreich said the hospital has already started vaccinating people aged 75 and over by appointment only. Doses are part of the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation that also serves front-line health workers.

“We want to try to deploy as many vaccines as possible. I think there are several other hospitals that will follow our trajectory in the coming days, ”Sonenreich said.

Mount Sinai seems to be an atypical value. “As hospitals, we have the opportunity to bend the curve of this pandemic and I think we should do everything we can to distribute as many vaccines as possible,” Sonenreich said.

On Wednesday, DeSantis warned, “We don’t have enough vaccine to get everyone. Don’t rush to your local county hospital or health department right now,” he said.

According to Broward Health, this is exactly what people were doing. Community seniors showed up at the hospital to register, but as we learned from the Memorial Healthcare System, initial dose assignments received are still being administered to front-line health workers, not members yet. of the community.

At Jackson Health System, they began vaccinating patients with long-term care Thursday and said that, based on the governor’s new order, “We will begin vaccinating existing Jackson patients, prioritizing those over 75.” Amplifying more than they said depends on when more doses are available.

In Miami-Dade County, fire rescue captain Jason Fernandez said he will begin vaccinating firefighters this weekend and then expand to county workers over the age of 65. starting next week.

“I feel very passionate: to have this vaccine distributed to all these populations as quickly as we can,” Sonenreich said.

With over 4 million people over the age of 65 in Florida, right now there are more seniors than the doses available. There has been no indication from the state on how it plans to distribute the vaccines to this priority group.

Local 10 News has addressed state health officials several times over the past two days and no one has responded.