Tallahassee, Fl (treasurecoast.com) – All school employees and child care workers in Florida, regardless of age, can receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday.

The governor said a new mandate from the Biden Administration, which directs every state to prioritize all educators for the vaccine, will be followed in Florida.

“The federal government put that order in. So they’ve made the teachers, regardless of age, eligible. So they are eligible to get vaccinated per that order,” DeSantis said.

Publix announced all K-12 and child care teachers and personnel will be able to make an appointment on Friday.

Beginning at 7 a.m., the Publix appointment booking window will open and school employees can try for an appointment. For more log onto: https://www.publix.com/covid-vaccine/florida