DeSantis says ‘pods’ will help the state to administer 60K COVID-19 vaccines daily

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a news conference Wednesday that he wants the state to administer between 50,000 to 60,000 COVID-19 vaccines daily.

He said the state will employ vaccination pods to help reach more people.

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They will be opened across the state, including Central Florida, DeSantis said.

Such a pod opened Wednesday in Sun City Center, a retirement community near Tampa.

DeSantis said the state received about 266,000 doses of the vaccine this week, and he expects to receive 307,000 more doses next week.

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The nation has been dealing with a supply shortage, but President Joe Biden has promised to up the allotments.

The Biden administration also promised that states will be notified of their shipments three weeks in advance to allow for better planning.

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Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Medical worker Michelle Chester shows a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before giving it to nurse Sandra Lindsay, who was among the first to receive it, and who will receive the second dose at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York City, on January 4, 2021. (SHANNON STAPLETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Registered Nurse (RN) Sandra Lindsay prepares to receive a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Exactly 21 days after receiving America's first injection of the FDA-approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Sandra Lindsay received the second shot to lock in immunity against the coronavirus disease. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Nurse Sandra Lindsay receives the second dose of a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York City, on January 4, 2021. (SHANNON STAPLETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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