TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Health Care Association, representing nearly 700 nursing homes and assisted living facilities across Florida, issued the following statement in response to the recent announcement by Governor Ron DeSantis to prioritize long term care residents for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Additionally, a December 1 decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), includes long term care residents and staff in the first round “1a” of vaccine distribution.
The following statement is attributed to Emmett Reed, FHCA Executive Director:
“On behalf of the more than 70,000 long term care residents and 200,000 staff who Florida Health Care Association represents, we applaud Governor DeSantis for his ongoing leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. His commitment to prioritize our residents and caregivers for the first distribution of the COVID vaccine, combined with a similar decision by the CDC’s APIC, will provide another strong line of defense to protect Florida’s most vulnerable residents from this deadly virus.
Read full article here: https://www.fhca.org/media_center/entry/fhca_applauds_governor_desantis_and_federal_cdc_panel_for_making_long_term_care_residents_and_staff_the_highest_priority_for_vaccine_distribution
