Parents are in the home stretch with COVID-19 vaccines for babies and their youngest children after Wednesday’s FDA advisory panel meeting. But once those vaccines are approved, parents in Florida who want their kids to get inoculated may face a longer wait.
Florida is the only the state that hasn’t preordered COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers in anticipation of their final approval by the federal government. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that
Florida is the only state that hasn't preordered COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers in anticipation of their final approval by the federal government, and Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he won't facilitate their distribution, though he said they'll be available to those who want them.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended his state's decision not to preorder Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old ahead of federal vaccine regulators' long-awaited, expected authorization.
Florida is the only state in the country that didn’t order COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 from the federal government, as state health officials are recommending against vaccinations for young children. On Tuesday, the U.S.
Florida is the only state not ordering COVID-19 vaccines for infants and toddlers from the federal government but Utah providers should see 32,000 doses for children as young as 6 months old next week if final approval comes as expected from the FDA and CDC.
Florida is the only state in the country without plans to preorder COVID vaccines for children as young as 6 months old, following the FDA's decision to approve both Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines.
Update: White House officials told McClatchy DC on Friday that Gov. DeSantis will allow "healthcare providers, including pediatricians and children’s hospitals, to order COVID-19 vaccines from a federal program for children
Florida parents hoping to vaccinate young children against COVID-19 are unsure where to turn because the state disagrees with the recent FDA recommendation that children six months and up be vaccinated and didn't pre-order any doses.
The White House has been sharply critical of DeSantis' position, but in a statement Friday, it welcomed the news that he was permitting individual doctors to order vaccines for their patients.
Until Friday, healthcare providers in Florida could not order the COVID-19 vaccine dosage to administer to children between six months and five years old.
The parent company of CBS4 News partner, The Miami Herald said on Friday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now allowing healthcare providers, including pediatricians and children's hospitals, to order COVID-19 vaccines from a federal program for children between six months and 5 years old.
Unlike the other 49 states and the District of Columbia, Florida did not allow health care providers to preorder the vaccines ahead of the federal government’s June 14 deadline.
