Florida residents prioritized in vaccinations

By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Thursday, Jan. 21, Florida State Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, M.D., issued a public health advisory prioritizing Florida residents in receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. According to figures released by the Florida Department of Health (DOH), through Sunday, Jan. 31, there had been a total of 55,122 out-of-state vaccinations given. A number of these could be attributed to "COVID tourism;" a phenomenon that comes from residents from other states where COVID vaccinations are much more restrictive, such as New York, traveling to Florida for the purpose of receiving the vaccine. Due to the fact that there are a limited number of vaccines available, Su