The Florida governor extends the executive order that expands who can get the COVID-19 vaccine

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The Florida governor on Friday extended eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine, signing an executive order that now allows doctors, nurses and pharmacists the ability to vaccinate people who are determined to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19.

Under the addition of government Ron DeSantis to the first phase inoculation plans for Floridians, Executive Order 21-46 states that people a doctor considers to have a high-risk disease will now be able to get the COVID vaccine. -19 to doctors. offices and pharmacies.

Previously, providers could order the vaccine from hospitals for children under 65.

The amended order says the first phase of vaccine administration included people aged 65 and over, residents and staff of long-term care facilities and front-line workers. This remains, however, in addition, “physicians, licensed under Chapters 458 and 459 of the Florida Statutes, may vaccinate persons they deem at risk of contracting COVID-19.”

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The order also provides registered nurses and pharmacists with inoculation after a doctor’s determination.

Those who consider themselves at high risk for a doctor and over the age of 18 may be prescribed a COVID-19 vaccine and will be able to get the vaccine at a pharmacy such as Walmart, Sam’s Club, Winn Dixie, Publix and CVS. The executive order does not include state- and county-run vaccination sites.