Seminole County: State gave them wrong number of COVID-19 vaccines – FOX 35 Orlando

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - Seminole Countys Emergency Manager Alan Harris saidthe State of Florida has been providing the county with fewer COVID-19 vaccines than it should have."It was determined that they had calculated us wrong so they were giving us less doses than the rest of the counties allocation per capita," Harris explained.The last two weeks, the county only received 1,950vaccine doses. This week, its getting 3,900.

SUPER BOWL 2021: Brady clinches record 7th ring with Bucs win"They corrected it this week and thats why were getting double the doses," Harris said.The Emergency Manager saidthe state admitted to the miscalculation and told him they weren't counting all individuals that were 65 and older by population in determining the allotment due to numbers being "transposed."Seminole County is now asking for a retroactive fix.

"We did ask them to retroactively fix that issue. They have fixed the issue. They have not retroactively fixed the issue," said Harris, "Hopefully that will take place. Were not going to stop that fight either."

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