{"id":145288,"date":"2021-02-18T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=145288"},"modified":"2021-02-18T11:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T16:43:25","slug":"fla-gov-desantis-says-vaccinating-seniors-is-his-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-desantis-says-vaccinating-seniors-is-his-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. Gov. DeSantis says vaccinating seniors is his priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffla-gov-desantis-says-vaccinating-seniors-is-his-priority%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=145288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2374608\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2374608\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2374608 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21048542270896-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks the media at a coronavirus vaccination site at Lakewood Ranch Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O&#039;Meara)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2374608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks the media at a coronavirus vaccination site at Lakewood Ranch Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O\u2019Meara)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:29 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, February 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The governor of Florida is pushing back against critics who have asserted his vaccine roll-out plan is politically biased. On Wednesday, Ron DeSantis refuted claims he prioritized vaccine distribution to areas with wealthy GOP donors.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican governor said the state was prioritizing seniors and \u201csaw a need\u201d in Manatee County, which has a high concentration of elderly residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us know if you want us to send to Sarasota next time, or Charlotte, or Pasco, or wherever \u2014 let us know,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe\u2019re happy to do it, but I think most people, if we have an opportunity to bring vaccines and do it efficiently, I think that they\u2019re going to want it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH LIVE: Press conference in Pinellas Park<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9pMwHnfnGv\">https:\/\/t.co\/9pMwHnfnGv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1362402271414398980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis went on to add, 3,000 residents now have the option to be vaccinated with additional vaccine doses still waiting to be approved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today we announced the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site in Pinellas Park that will provide 3,000 vaccines to seniors age 65 and older over the next three days. My administration remains committed to finding and fulfilling needs as quickly as possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeniorsFirst?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SeniorsFirst<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aokNXsxh6T\">pic.twitter.com\/aokNXsxh6T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1362421633236013056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/report-military-members-resisting-getting-covid-vaccination\/\">Report: Military members resisting getting COVID vaccination<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181222,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21048542270896-655x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Fla. 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