Florida's Republican governor accused of ‘playing politics’ with Covid vaccine

Pop-up site set up to offer vaccinations for residents of two zip codes in well-off area rather than across the county

Florida Democrats have slammed the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, claiming that he is playing politics" with Covid-19 vaccine distribution after a new pop-up vaccination site was set up in a wealthy area with predominantly white residents.

The pop-up vaccination site in Manatee county, just south of Tampa, was set to offer additional vaccinations for residents of two zip codes covering well-off neighborhoods, rather than residents across the county.