WEST PALM BEACH, FLA (March 2, 2021) – Effective March 3, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will expand the list of populations eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine to include:

• Long-term care facility residents and staff;
• Persons 65 years of age and older;
• Health care personnel with direct patient contact;
• K-12 school employees 50 years of age and older;
• Sworn law enforcement officers 50 years of age and older; and
• Firefighters 50 years of age and older.

In addition, individuals determined by a physician to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 may also be vaccinated. Such physician determinations shall include a statement that the patient meets the defined eligibility criteria established by a form prescribed by the Florida Department of Health.

For more information and to read the Governor’s executive order, click here!