New vaccine program faces dilemma: No Winn-Dixie, Walmart, Publix in some FL counties, sidelining

[TexasTowelie]

New vaccine program faces dilemma: No Winn-Dixie, Walmart, Publix in some FL counties, sidelining residents


A new federal-state vaccine program has already hit roadblocks: The new vaccine sites for residents are stationed at Winn-Dixie, Walmart and Publix locations with pharmacies, but several counties have none of those stores, the Florida Phoenix found.

And a handful of counties that have such stores, somehow aren’t participating in the new program.

It’s a dilemma that can shortchange hundreds of residents who can’t access the vaccine program because their counties don’t have the big-box Walmart stores that have everything, and the well-known Publix and Winn-Dixie grocery stores that have pharmacies.

While the initiative hopes to expand access to vaccines through private retailers, some communities are left on the sidelines, in some cases showing the haves and have nots across Florida counties.

Read more: https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2021/02/10/new-vaccine-program-faces-dilemma-no-winn-dixie-walmart-publix-in-some-fl-counties-sidelining-residents/

[GusBob]

1. It was as 29 below zero here this am

And yet there are days like these when I don’t miss living in Florida

Everyone here has access to a vaccine by now, and our small community has only 1 active case of COVID

[Clearly fogged in]

2. One year out and DeSantis hasn't had a single thought about this

They are finally realizing that the vaccine has to be given to people but never thought how. In the link a breakdown of the counties affected is spelled out, showing how big the wholes in the current plan are.

[radical noodle]

3. We're up to our ears in Publix,

Winn-Dixie, and Walmart, and I still can't get an appointment.

[Dreampuff]

4. Ditto!