Palm Beach County vulnerable seniors are going to the front of the line to receive vaccinations against COVID19 . The vaccines are arrived in the county yesterday.
The Fire Rescue and First Responders, the Department of Health frontline and health care workers will be receiving the first batch. Then we will be targeting our vulnerable seniors next. The vaccinations should begin as early as the beginning of January.
The numbers bear out the need for protecting our seniors. About 62% of the 20,754 Florida residents who died as a result of COVID/19 were 75 and older. An additional 21% were 65 years to 74 years old.
Our office will continue to keep everyone appraised as we receive news from our Department of Health.