Florida: Number of Floridians getting vaccinated slows to a crawl

Number of Floridians getting vaccinated against COVID slows to a crawl Only 85,026 Florida residents got vaccinated in the past week, the lowest number since late December when vaccines were scarce. Chris Persaud USA TODAY

The number of Floridians receiving coronavirus shots climbed more slowly in the past week than at any time since late December, an analysis of state data shows.

The state added just 85,026 more residents to Florida’s COVID-19 inoculation count in the past seven days, a Health Department report published Friday says. That’s the smallest increase since Dec. 28, the second week of statewide coronavirus immunization reporting....