ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Data from the Florida Department of Health shows vaccinations dropped 15% in March and 40% in April.
That was during the statewide stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus. Some doctors said they are concerned about catching up on the missed appointments and vaccinations."We did such a good job encouraging people to stay home, and now we need to do just as good of a job to help them get back into their doctors offices," said Dr.
Jenna Wheeler.Wheeler is a Pediatric Critical Care Physician at Winnie Palmer Hospital in Orlando and said doctors’ offices are under strict Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols to keep their spaces clean and their patients safe from the virus."The recommendations that their.