DeLAND, Fla. – The CDC is asking state officials to start preparing for a COVID-19 vaccine distribution as early as November, according to documents obtained by News 6.A spokesperson with the Florida Division of Emergency Management said it received the guidance from the CDC on August 27.
The documents shed more light on how the state is preparing to distribute a coronavirus vaccine. According to the documents, the CDC said limited vaccines may be available by early November.
But Dr. Bruce Rankin with Accel Research Sites said he is not sure it will be ready by then. “As a scientist and a physician, we want to make sure something is safe and it’s going to work, especially before we start giving it to the general population,” Rankin said..