Florida nursing homes second worst in nation for vaccinating staff, report finds

“From the beginning of Florida’s data-driven vaccine rollout, Gov. DeSantis has directed the Division of Emergency Management and Florida Department of Health to prioritize protecting our state’s most vulnerable, including [assisted-living facility and long-term care] residents,” Pushaw said in an email. “Starting in late 2020, as soon as the first COVID-19 vaccines were available, the state sent strike teams into long-term care facilities to ensure staff and residents could get their immunizations.”