[TRENDING: County prepares for vaccine | Remote learning continues in spring | ‘We’re failing:’ Mayors call for COVID-19 action]According to a report by South Florida Sun Sentinel, AdventHealth Orlando will be one of the first five hospitals to receive an approved vaccine for COVID-19.
The newspaper said Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Tampa General Hospital and UF Health Jacksonville are also on the list.Hospitals will be a key role in distributing the vaccine as soon as it is available, according to plans from the Florida Department of Health and CDC.The governor also released a video statement Thursday saying that preparations are already underway for when the vaccine is available.