DRAFT FL COVID-19 Vaccination Plan - 16oct2020

COVID-19
Vaccination Plan
FLORIDA
Florida Department of Health

OCTOBER 16, 2020
FLORIDA COVID-19 VACCINATION PLAN
Table of Contents
COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Template Overview .............................................................................. 2
Section 1: COVID-19 Vaccination Preparedness Planning ........................................................... 3
Section 2: COVID-19 Organizational Structure and Partner Involvement ................................. 4
Section 3: Phased Approach to COVID-19 Vaccination............................................................... 10
Section 4: Critical Populations ........................................................................................................... 14
Section 5: COVID-19 Provider Recruitment and Enrollment ...................................................... 26
Section 6: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Capacity ............................................................... 28
Section 7: COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation, Ordering, Distribution and Inventory
Management ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Section 8: COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling ................................................................... 30
Section 9: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Documentation and Reporting ...................... 31
Section 10: COVID-19 Vaccination Second-Dose Reminders .................................................... 33
Section 11: COVID-19 Requirements for IISs or Other External Systems .............................. 34
Section 12: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Communication ................................................... 36
Section 13: Regulatory Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination .......................................... 39
Section 14: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring ......................................................................... 40
Section 15: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Monitoring ............................................................. 41
Appendix .................................................................................................................................................. 45
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The content in this COVID-19 Vaccination Plan is provisional and subject to change based on
guidance from CDC.
COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Template Overview

The COVID-19 Vaccination Plan template was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) to assist with the development of a jurisdiction’s COVID-19 vaccination plan.
The template is divided into 15 main planning sections, with brief instructions to assist with
content development. While these instructions may help guide plan development, they are not
comprehensive, and jurisdictions are reminded to carefully review the CDC COVID-19
Vaccination Program Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations as well as other CDC
guidance and resources when developing their plans. Jurisdictions are encouraged to routinely
monitor local and federal COVID-19 vaccination updates for any changes in guidance, including
any updates to the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction
Operations.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 1: COVID-19 Vaccination Preparedness Planning

A. The Florida Department of Health (Department) is approaching COVID-19 vaccination
planning using an integrated planning structure based on lessons learned from the H1N1
pandemic, seasonal influenza vaccination activities and the recent Hepatitis A
vaccination program. Existing plans from those vaccination campaigns and after-action
reports from these historical responses were reviewed and key lessons learned are
serving as the framework to start the planning process for this response.
Key lessons learned and improvements include:
1. Simplifying and streamlining the enrollment processes into the state vaccine
administration system to expedite and expand vaccine providers.
2. Expanding existing Closed Point of Dispensing Plans for Mass Prophylaxis to
better support vaccination activities.
3. Increasing the inclusion of community partners to provide vaccinators.
4. Expediting timelines of reporting vaccine administration data.
5. Including individuals and partners with various areas of expertise to ensure a
coordinated planning effort across the Department.
B. The Department is using seasonal influenza vaccination activities to test plans for
administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. Florida’s 67 county health departments (CHDs)
will conduct a vaccine administration exercise by December 1, 2020. The exercises will
focus on increasing daily vaccinations, implementing social distancing and COVID-19
mitigation measures into logistical planning for mass vaccination clinics, and expand use
of personal protective equipment. Each CHD will report to the Department’s State Health
Office using a standardized after-action reporting template to identify successes and
areas for improvement.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 2: COVID-19 Organizational Structure and Partner

Involvement
A. A modified Incident Command Structure has been established for the Department’s
COVID-19 vaccination initiative that includes representatives and subject matter experts
from the immunizations program, public health preparedness, epidemiology, public
health nursing, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management, hospital
and long term care associations, public information officers and legal counsel. This
workgroup has an action plan of key tasks to complete in preparation of vaccination
activities and has established operational sub-groups assigned to focused planning for
vaccine administration within the specific areas of:
1. Hospitals
2. Long-term care facilities
3. First responders
4. Critical infrastructure personnel
5. CHD Mass Vaccination Clinics
6. State Mass Vaccination Clinics
7. Expanded traditional vaccine providers and retail providers
The planning team has also focused on expanding the Department’s immunization
program to address key tasks related to:
1. Enrollment of new vaccine providers

2. Expansion of Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Vaccines for Adults (VFA)
programs
3. Readiness of Florida’s Immunization Information System (IIS), Florida
SHOTS
The organizational chart for the state-level planning team is shown on the following
page.
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guidance from CDC.
Figure 1. COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Workgroup Structure
Executive Leadership
ESF8 Lead
Samantha Cooksey (DOH)
Workgroup Lead
Stephanie Anspaugh-Naples (DOH)
Legal Communications
Amanda Bush (DOH) Alberto Moscoso (DOH)
Documentation Operations Logistics Immunizations

AnnMarie Yow (DOH) Terry Schenk (DOH) Lori Roberts (DOH) Amy Riggen (DOH)
Kenneth DeCastro (DEM)
Hospitals Enrollment
Stephanie Anspaugh-Naples (DOH) Amanda Terminello (DOH)
Crystal Stickle (FHA)
Long-term care VFC/VFA Program

(staff & residents separately) Jim Cobb (DOH)
Terry Schenk (DOH) Wendy Brogdon (DOH)
AHCA representative Halsey Rhodes (DOH)
First responders FL SHOTS

Dr. Scheppke (DOH) Baskar Krishnamoorthy (DOH)
Terence Ramotar (AMR) Chris Smith (DOH)
Megan Sweet Wood (DOH)
Critical infrastructure
TBD
CHD Mass Vax Clinics

Aaron Otis (DOH)
Erin Hess (DOH)
State Mass Vax Clinics

Ryan Lock (DEM)
Kaylynn Perry (DEM)
Expanded/retail providers
AnnMarie Yow (DOH)
Brian Labus (DOH)
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guidance from CDC.
The organizational structure detailed on the previous page is the COVID-19 vaccination
program planning and operational element for Florida. Leaders and personnel serving on this
workgroup have been selected for their expertise in a number of health and medical disciplines,
including medical countermeasures, medicine, immunizations, epidemiology, medical surge,
EMS, incident management, communications, legal, regulation of health care facilities and
county health department (CHD) operations and management.
1. Florida’s state-level COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Workgroup was assembled

through coordination of staff from the Department’s Bureau of Preparedness and
Response and the Immunization Section. Other staff were added to the group
based on their subject matter expertise. Florida also has a CHD COVID-19
Vaccination Workgroup composed of CHD health officers, directors of nursing
and preparedness staff from counties throughout the state, both urban and rural.
2. Each CHD has an incident management team focused on local implementation
of statewide vaccine strategies.
B. This goal has been accomplished through the development and use of the
“organizational team.” Department leaders are participating through the Executive Group
and in “Command” and “General” staff leadership positions. Hospital associations, long-
term care associations, personnel who work in everyday vaccination programs, Florida
Agency for Health Care Administration personnel, medical directors, state emergency
management personnel, the Department’s Office of Communications personnel and a
number of others representing various organizations are helping to formulate the
strategy and are receiving updated information and key documents about the COVID-19
vaccination initiative.
C. The members of the Department’s vaccination planning workgroup include:

▪ Scott Rivkees, MD – State Surgeon General
▪ Shamarial Roberson, DrPH, MPH – Deputy Secretary for Health
▪ Carina Blackmore, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM – State Epidemiologist, Director,
Division of Disease Control and Health Protection
▪ Samantha Cooksey – State ESF8 Emergency Coordination Officer
▪ Stephanie Anspaugh-Naples, MPH – State Medical Countermeasure Coordinator
▪ Amanda Bush – Chief Legal Counsel, Administrative Practice Group
▪ Alberto Moscoso, MA – Communications Director
▪ AnnMarie Yow – Special Projects Coordinator
▪ Terry Schenk, MS, CEM – Medical Surge Response & Operations Coordination
▪ Lori Roberts – Logistics and Systems Manager
▪ Amy Riggen, BSN, RN – Immunizations Section Administrator
▪ CDR Aaron Otis, MPH – Public Health Advisor
▪ Erin Hess, MNM – Operations Consultant
▪ Kenneth Scheppke, MD, FAEMS – State EMS Medical Director
▪ Terence Ramotar – Director of Government Affairs, American Medical Response
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guidance from CDC.
▪ Pete Gianas, MD – Rural EMS Specialist

▪ Lochlin Sturrock, MS, HSM – Region IV Regional Medical Countermeasure Advisor,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
▪ Jeanne Eckes-Roper, RN, MBA – Nurse Consultant/Region IV Regional Emergency
Coordinator, U. S. Department of Health & Human Services
▪ Ashley Davis, FPEM, CEM – Operations, Florida Division of Emergency
Management
▪ Ryan Lock – Planning, Florida Division of Emergency Management
▪ Kenneth DeCastro – Logistics, Florida Division of Emergency Management
▪ Amanda Terminello, MPH, CPH – Immunizations Enrollment Specialist
▪ Jim Cobb – Vaccines for Children Manager
▪ Halsey Rhodes – Senior Public Health Advisor
▪ Wendy Brogdon – Vaccines for Children Coordinator
▪ Baskar Krishnamoorthy – Florida SHOTS team
▪ Chris Smith – Florida SHOTS team
▪ Megan Sweet Wood – Florida SHOTS team
▪ Nai Chen, PharmD – Preparedness Pharmacist
▪ Crystal Stickle, MS – Florida Hospital Association
▪ Brian Labus, JD – Medical Quality Assurance
▪ MAJ Melissa DeLeon – Florida National Guard
▪ Laura Rutledge, BSN, RN – Nurse Consultant
▪ Rita Smith, DNP, APRN, NP-C – Statewide Nursing Director
▪ Toby Philpot, JD – Florida Healthcare Association
▪ Molly McKinstry – Agency for Health Care Administration
▪ Laura MacLafferty – Agency for Health Care Administration
▪ Charlie Coyle, EMT-P – Palm Beach County Fire/Rescue - EMS
▪ Kimberly Smoak, MSH, QIDP – Agency for Health Care Administration
▪ Gail Matillo, MPA – Florida Senior Living Association
▪ Steve Bahmer – Leading Age Florida
▪ Veronica Catoe, LPN – Florida Assisted Living Association
▪ Melanie Motiska – Florida Healthcare Association
D. The Department is a fully integrated health department with a centralized public health
system. As established in section 20.43, Florida Statutes, the Department plans and
administers its public health programs through its CHDs in each of the Florida’s 67
counties. The Department’s approach to COVID-19 vaccine planning focuses on a
statewide strategy with local implementation. To implement this approach, the
Department has taken several steps to ensure coordination between these various
authorities.
1) Bi-weekly planning conference calls are held with the organizational team.
These calls include representatives from local, state and federal agencies.
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guidance from CDC.
2) Sub-groups in the organizational structure hold separate calls to deal with

their areas of responsibility. As these calls have progressed, additional
participants from various public and private agencies have been invited to
participate and to provide input.
3) The workgroup briefs the CHD leadership to include the health officers,
epidemiologists, directors of nursing, preparedness staff and immunization
staff weekly during the CHD COVID-19 coordination call.
4) Members of the workgroup participate in appropriate medical association and
CDC calls to gain additional information about the vaccination process and to
provide input for decision making.
5) Another method being used is the deployment of surveys that are distributed
to various organizations, such as hospitals, pharmacies, CHDs, and EMS
organizations. Information gathered in the surveys will facilitate planning
efforts.
E. Tribal communities are being integrated into planning through the Operations Section of
the workgroup, in coordination with the Department’s Office of Minority Health and
Health Equity and other partners. The workgroup will engage the tribal communities on
vaccine planning efforts.
F. The Department is engaging with a variety of internal and external partners regarding
COVID-19 vaccine planning through both established public health partnerships and the
State Emergency Operations Center, which is currently activated at a Level 1 in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities related to specific target groups include:
• Pharmacies: The Department is coordinating with pharmacies and pharmacists
through multiple platforms. Statewide retail pharmacy partners are being
engaged as potential vaccine administration partners through corporate
infrastructure. Additionally, the state plans to support the federal initiative with
pharmacies, that will, among other goals, establish clinics at long-term care
facilities for vaccination delivery. Additionally, pharmacies will play a key role in
the vaccination delivery to the general population in similar fashion to the way
they provide annual flu vaccinations. The Department also issued Emergency
Order 20-014, which allows pharmacists to vaccinate those in the pediatric age
range and for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized COVID-19
vaccines during the time that a state of emergency is declared by the Governor
of Florida.
• Correctional and detention facilities: There are several different types of
correctional and detention facility entities in the state including the Florida
Department of Corrections, private prisons and county jails. The Department will
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guidance from CDC.
engage with these entities as well as the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
in vaccine planning efforts.
• Homeless shelters: CHDs across the state are engaged with homeless shelters
in their communities and will facilitate vaccine delivery to this population. The
Department will work with various partners to engage this population.
• Community-based organizations: Much of the vaccination delivery strategy
centers on the use of CHDs to coordinate community vaccination activities. This
approach is facilitated through good working relationships with the various
community-based organizations in their jurisdictional area. Multiple options are
being considered including CHD clinics, EMS delivery and walk-up/drive thru
stations.
• Long-term care facilities: As mentioned previously in the “Pharmacies” portion
of this plan, a federal strategy will, most likely, be used for vaccination delivery to
long-term care facility residents, which includes various types (assisted living
facilities, skilled nursing facilities, independent living facilities, home health care,
disability centers, etc.), both large and small, in both urban and rural areas.
Delivery of vaccinations to long-term care facility staff may be accomplished
through local CHD initiatives, which may include delivery through EMS agencies,
walk-up/drive thru stations CHD clinics, or other delivery methods.
• Public safety agencies: Public safety personnel for COVID-19 vaccination. As
such, plans are being developed to use EMS personnel for vaccination delivery.
Another strategy is using drive-thru vaccination stations similar to those
established for COVID-19 testing. As a critical provider group, most public safety
personnel may receive vaccinations through such initiatives, which will be
established locally.
• Hospitals: Hospital staff and resident vaccination may be handled at hospital
facilities, utilizing personnel from the enrolled hospital. In smaller and/or more
rural hospitals, the local CHD will work with partners on vaccination delivery
options in their community. Another option being considered for smaller or rural
hospitals is the use of a larger hospital serving as a hub that can then assist
them in vaccine storage and vaccination delivery. Hospitals that can provide
ultra-cold (-60 to -80°C) storage will also be identified.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 3: Phased Approach to COVID-19 Vaccination

A. The goal of the Florida COVID-19 Vaccination Plan is to develop and update, as
needed, a plan for vaccinations as guidance is provided by the CDC. Prioritization of
vaccine recipients is not yet determined by the CDC. Priority groups may vary based on
the vaccine that is ultimately approved, vaccine availability and the groups it is
authorized for. Based upon current federal guidance, it is expected that initial priority
groups will include:
a. Health care personnel
b. Essential workers
c. Persons with medical conditions that place them at high-risk for COVID-19
complications.
d. Older adults (≥65 years of age)
B. Achieving this goal will require partnerships between the Department, health care
providers, health systems and other partners. The Department will work with partners to
coordinate vaccination efforts in Florida.
C. Florida will implement a phased vaccine administration strategy over the various phases
outlined by the CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction
Operations. Initially, vaccine may be provided through a closed point of dispensing
(POD)1 model targeting priority groups. Pro-rata allocations will be made to vaccine
administration sites that can adequately store, manage and administer the vaccine. The
sites will be responsible for vaccinating individuals within the established priority groups
as instructed by the CDC.
D. The following graphic depicts a time-phased vaccination strategy.
1
The term POD and mass vaccination clinics are synonymous for purposes of this plan. Closed PODs are
sites where vaccinations will be delivered to a specific target group within that organization or facility.
Open PODs are sites where vaccinations are available to everyone.
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guidance from CDC.
Figure 2. COVID-19 Time-Phased Vaccination Strategy
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The content in this COVID-19 Vaccination Plan is provisional and subject to change based on guidance from CDC.
Phase 1: Potentially Limited Dose Availability
In Phase 1, a projected limited supply of vaccine would require the state to provide
vaccine in a prioritized manner and ensure that doses allocated to Florida be distributed
to facilities that meet storage and data entry requirements. As additional vaccine
becomes available, administration will expand to other priority groups in closed point of
dispensing (POD) settings as directed by the CDC. During this phase, vaccine will be
administered in the following settings:
a. Hospital Closed PODs: The Department will implement strategies to provide

vaccines to hospitals based on guidance from the CDC to ensure efficiency in an
effort to prevent vaccine waste. A survey is being conducted amongst Florida’s
hospitals to determine capacity as it relates to potential COVID-19 vaccine
efforts. This potential setting will be provided vaccines based on guidance from
the CDC. Prioritization of populations related to hospitals will be based on
guidance from federal partners.
b. Long-Term Care Staff and Resident PODs: In this group employees of long-
term care facilities including nursing homes, assisted living facilities and
intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled may be vaccinated
based on guidance. This may be accomplished through a multiple vaccine
delivery approach which includes 1) partnership in federal initiatives to utilize
retail pharmacies to vaccinate long-term care facilities, 2) CHD closed PODs for
long-term care facilities and 3) distribution of vaccine to nursing homes and
assisted living facilities capable of performing vaccinations of their employees.
Staff and residents may be vaccinated at different times based on any applicable
age restrictions of approved vaccines.
c. First Responder and Critical Infrastructure Closed PODs: PODs may be
designed to vaccinate first responders, law enforcement officers and essential
employees. These PODs can be conducted in a variety of methods including
using EMS to assist in administration of first responder communities, CHDs
administering vaccine to targeted groups and closed POD partners vaccinating
their employees and staff using their resources.
Phase 2: Large Number of Doses Available, Supply Likely to Meet Demand

As more vaccine becomes available, traditional VFC and VFA providers, including
pediatricians, primary care providers and pharmacies will receive doses. It is likely that in
this phase, the CHDs will open Public Mass Vaccination Clinics, and the Department
and/or Florida’s Division of Emergency Management might open such clinics to ensure
there is equitable distribution of the vaccine, in the same way COVID-19 testing was
made available.
Some vaccine administration methods from Phase 1 will be continued and new
administration sites will be added to include:
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guidance from CDC.
a. State Managed Vaccination Sites: These sites could operate similarly to local
mass vaccination sites to supplement vaccination efforts and to increase capacity
in community-based settings.
b. Established Vaccines for Children and/or Vaccines for Adult Providers:
Under this method, vaccine will be delivered in routine health care delivery
settings. This type of administration will be contingent upon smaller dosed vials
that allows clinics to vaccinate in routine patient care settings. Additional VFC
and VFA providers will be actively recruited for expanded capability, including
Florida’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
c. Hospital Open PODs: In this group, select hospital partners willing and able to
serve as broader vaccine partners will begin expansion of vaccine to both in-
patients and out-patients who seek care in their emergency departments, urgent
care centers and out-patient settings.
d. CHD Public Mass Vaccination Clinics: These will be community-based
vaccination sites lead by the local CHDs to vaccinate in large scale volume.
CHDs will screen people who seek vaccination and limit administration to
established priority groups at that time. Since COVID-19 has had a
disproportional impact on minority groups, minority populations will also be a
focus of these efforts.
Phase 3: Likely Sufficient Supply, Slowing Demand

Once the vaccine is widely available and demand for the vaccine stabilizes, the state will
transition to providing the vaccine through routine health care delivery systems, including
commercial pharmacies. CHDs will continue to offer vaccine clinics that are open to all
members of the public as needed to meet vaccination goals.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 4: Critical Populations

A. Florida has a well-integrated public health and emergency management system that
allows the state to identify at-risk populations and personnel across multiple disciplines,
provide robust geographic information system (GIS) mapping capabilities and
communicate with persons from various disciplines through an integrated emergency
management structure. This structure includes public health, health care, first
responders, law enforcement, essential businesses, critical infrastructure and more. The
Department will leverage partner agencies to assist in the identification, messaging and
coordination among these different groups.
Additionally, the Department has a robust data management system for mapping and
quantifying populations through FLHealthCHARTS. This data system allows the
Department to determine numbers of persons by age, race, health conditions, social
vulnerability and other demographics at the county level. These data assist in the
targeting of messaging and outreach activities to specific targeted groups.
Methods for identifying, estimating and locating specific critical populations are as
follows:
1) Health care personnel: Florida has multiple methods of identifying, estimating

and locating numbers of health care professionals in Florida.
i. The Department licenses health care professionals in Florida and has

direct access to quantities, contact information and locations of licensed
health care providers in Florida through the licensure database. This
database is routinely used to communicate messages to health care
providers and will be used to communicate vaccine information to health
care providers. This database can be found at: https://mqa-
internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthCareProviders.
ii. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration maintains the Emergency
Status System (ESS) database to collect various data points related to
emergency situations. Vaccine data points will be integrated into the
system as needed to collect data. Hospital facilities are required to report
into this system. It can be used to report real-time numbers of employees
in both direct patient care and support roles at any time.
iii. The Department has conducted a survey of hospitals and hospital
systems in Florida to determine the number of health care providers
within their hospital systems to estimate the number of employees who
they expect to be vaccinated.
iv. The Florida Hospital Association produces a Hospital Economic Impact
report that reports numbers of health care workers employed by Florida
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guidance from CDC.
hospitals. The data in this report provide estimates of direct patient care
employees and support staff within each county of Florida.
v. Through the Department’s Division of Medical Quality Assurance, the
state can identify all licensed health care providers in the state, as well.
Table 1. Health Care Professionals in Florida by License Type, Fiscal Year 2019-2020,
All License Statuses
Profession TOTAL
Acupuncture - Acupuncturist 2,779
Athletic Training - Athletic Trainer 3,459
Certified Social Workers - Certified Master Social Worker 7
Chiropractic Medicine - Certified Chiropractic Physician's Assistant 319
Chiropractic Medicine - Chiropractic Faculty Certificate 17
Chiropractic Medicine - Chiropractic Physician 7,189
Chiropractic Medicine - Registered Chiropractic Assistant 2,852
Clinical Laboratory Personnel - Clinical Laboratory Personnel 19,446
Clinical Laboratory Personnel - Clinical Laboratory Trainee 471
Clinical Laboratory Personnel - Clinical Laboratory Training Program 50
Clinical Social Work - Licensed Clinical Social Worker 13,180
Clinical Social Work - Provisional Clinical Social Worker Licensee 52
Clinical Social Work - Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern 5,729
Dentistry - Dental Expert Witness Certificate 50
Dentistry - Dental Hygienist 15,978
Dentistry - Dental Radiographer 29,784
Dentistry - Dental Residency Permits 400
Dentistry - Dental Teaching Permits 209
Dentistry - Dental Temporary Certificate 54
Dentistry - Dental-Health Access Dental 60
Dentistry - Dentist 16,287
Dietetics & Nutrition Practice Council - Dietetics/Nutritionist 5,915
Dietetics & Nutrition Practice Council - Nutrition Counselor 99
Electrolysis Council - Electrologist 2,080
Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Allergy Treatment Licensee 55
Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Technician 52,858
Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic 38,041
Hearing Aid Specialists - Hearing Aid Specialist 1,254
Hearing Aid Specialists - Hearing Aid Specialist Trainee 156
Marriage and Family Therapy - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist 2,592
Marriage and Family Therapy - Provisional Marriage and Family Therapist Licensee 5
Marriage and Family Therapy - Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern 1,311
Massage Therapy - Approved Massage School 176
Massage Therapy - Massage Therapist 43,785
Massage Therapy - Massage Therapy Apprentice 96
Medical Physicist - Diagnostic Radiological Physicist 127
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guidance from CDC.
Medical Physicist - Medical Health Physicist 43

Medical Physicist - Medical Nuclear Radiological Physicist 74
Medical Physicist - Medical Physicist in Training 58
Medical Physicist - Therapeutic Radiological Physicist 499
Medicine - Anesthesiologist Assistants 513
Medicine - House Physician 347
Medicine - Limited License Medical Doctor 166
Medicine - Medical Doctor 82,622
Medicine - Medical Doctor Expert Witness Certificate 1,930
Medicine - Medical Doctor Limited to Mayo Clinic 1
Medicine - Medical Doctor Public Health Certificate 2
Medicine - Medical Doctor Visiting Faculty Certificate 3
Medicine - Medical Faculty Certificate 51
Medicine - Physician Assistant (PA) 11,061
Medicine - Resident Registration 8,053
Medicine - Temporary Area of Critical Need- Med. Doctor 949
Mental Health Counseling - Licensed Mental Health Counselor 14,305
Mental Health Counseling - Provisional Mental health Counselor Licensee 89
Mental Health Counseling - Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern 6,404
Midwifery - Midwife 249
Nursing - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) 39,753
Nursing - CNA Programs 201
Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistant 193,407
Nursing - Licensed Practical Nurse 75,921
Nursing - Nursing Education Program- PN 166
Nursing - Nursing Education Program- RN 252
Nursing - Registered Nurse (RN) 364,820
Nursing Home Administrators - Nursing Home Administrator 2,036
Occupational Therapy Practice - Occupational Therapist 11,284
Occupational Therapy Practice - Occupational Therapy Assistant 7,208
Opticianry - Apprentice Optician 1,103
Opticianry - Optician 4,319
Optometry - Optometric Faculty Certificate 25
Optometry - Optometrist 3,895
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Orthotic Fitter 132
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Orthotic Fitter Assistant 74
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Orthotic Resident 24
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Orthotist 159
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Pedorthist 113
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Prosthetic Residents 33
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Prosthetist 91
Orthotists & Prosthetists - Prosthetist-Orthotist 292
Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Limited License 3
Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Physician 9,544
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guidance from CDC.
Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Physician Expert Witness Certificate 30

Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Resident Registration 1,852
Pharmacy - Consultant Pharmacist 3,568
Pharmacy - Nuclear Pharmacist 225
Pharmacy - Pharmacist 35,824
Pharmacy - Pharmacist Intern 13,011
Pharmacy - Registered Pharmacy Technician 56,233
Physical Therapy Practice - Physical Therapist 19,356
Physical Therapy Practice - Physical Therapist Assistant 12,064
Podiatric Medicine - Certified Pod X-Ray Assistant 740
Podiatric Medicine - Podiatric Physician 2,074
Podiatric Medicine - Podiatric Resident Registration 146
Psychology - Limited License Psychologist 15
Psychology - Provisional Psychologist 38
Psychology - Psychologist 6,547
Radiologic Technology - Radiologic Technology 50,531
Radiologic Technology - Radiologist Assistant 65
Respiratory Care - Certified Respiratory Therapist 3,147
Respiratory Care - Registered Respiratory Therapist 11,715
Respiratory Care - Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care 33
Respiratory Care - Respiratory Care Practitioner Non-Critical Care 8
School Psychology - School Psychologist 978
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - Audiologist 1,395
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - Audiology Assistant 194
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - Provisional Audiologist 31
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - Provisional Speech-Language 658
Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - Speech-Language Pathologist 11,917
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology – Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 1,928
Telehealth Provider - Out of State 1,898
Totals 1,345,417
(Source: Florida Department of Health, Medical Quality Assurance database)
2) Other essential workers: The Department is leveraging the members of the

State Emergency Response Team to identify other essential workers within
essential services using the respective emergency support functions to identify,
estimate and locate essential workers within various sectors.
In Executive Order Number 20-91, Governor DeSantis adopted the Cybersecurity

& Infrastructure Security Agency’s list of essential workers and essential services
and this document will be used as guidance in the development of vaccination
strategies. (The Executive Order can be found at https://www.flgov.com/wp-
content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-91-compressed.pdf).
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guidance from CDC.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Bureau of Workforce

Statistics and Economic Research administers the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW) program for the state. The QCEW program
produces detailed employment counts by industry and geography. The QCEW
program count covers about 98 percent of all U.S. jobs. Detailed quarterly and
annual employment levels and wages by industry sector can be found at:
http://www.floridajobs.org/economic-data/quarterly-census-of-employment-and-
wages-(qcew)/data-search
Additionally, CHDs are identifying these critical populations within their local
jurisdictions.
3) Long-term care facility residents and staff: Florida’s Agency for Health Care
Administration maintains the ESS database to collect various data points related
to emergency situations. Vaccine data points will be integrated into the system as
needed to collect data. Long-term care facilities are required to report into this
system.
The table below shows long-term care facility residents and staff data, as of
September 2020. These reports can be updated at any time for planning
estimates. These data are integrated into a GIS mapping system for geographic
display of data.
Table 2. Long-Term Care Facilities Residents and Staff, September 2020
(Key: AFCH = Adult family care center; ALF = Assisted living facility; CSU = Crisis
stabilization unit ; HSS = Homes for special services; ICF = Intermediate care facility
for the developmentally disabled; NH = Nursing home; RTC = Residential treatment
center for children and adolescents; RTF = Residential treatment facility; STRTF =
Short-term residential treatment facility; TLF = Transitional living facility.)
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guidance from CDC.
4) People with underlying medical conditions who are at-risk of severe

COVID-19 illness: The Department will utilize the health care licensure
databases maintained within the Department to communicate directly with
physicians, nurse practitioners and physician extenders regarding information
and resources to vaccinate patients with underlying medical conditions for
COVID-19. Additionally, the Department has existing programs for chronic
disease prevention through the Division of Community Health Promotion and
Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, which maintain relationships with
national and statewide associations for persons with underlying health conditions
and data regarding heart disease, diabetes and other health conditions. These
data are mapped in FLHealthCHARTS
(http://www.flhealthcharts.com/charts/default.aspx), and at-risk populations can
be identified.
5) People 65 years of age and older: The Department works closely with the
Florida Department of Elder Affairs to identify and communicate on issues that
affect Florida’s older adult population. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs
has a robust data system, the Elder Needs Index (ENI) Tool
(http://elderaffairs.org/doea/eni_home.php), to assist with planning for issues that
affect the aging population. The ENI includes a five-map package, each scaled at
the census tract, presenting population data to include:
i. ENI Map: Depicts the percentage of the older adult population in each
census tract who are in one of four risk groups: age 85 and older,
minority, disability or poverty.
ii. Age Factor Map: Depicts the percentage of the age 60 and older
population who are age 85 and older.
iii. Minority Factor Map: Depicts the percentage of the age 55 and older
population who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.
iv. Disability Factor Map: Depicts the percentage of the age 65 and older
population with one or more disability.
v. Poverty Factor Map: Depicts the percentage of the age 55 and older
population living below 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.
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guidance from CDC.
Table 3. Percent of Population by Age Group and Sex, Florida, 2019
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State Population Characteristics: 2010-2019,

https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-
detail.html)
6) People from racial and ethnic minority groups: The Department’s Office of
Minority Health and Health Equity has been engaged in vaccination planning and
existing networks and data will be utilized to inform these efforts. Social
vulnerability indexes are available in GIS platforms and communities with health
disparities have been identified. There are testing sites for COVID-19 in
neighborhoods with predominantly minority populations in many areas of the
state that can be leveraged for vaccine administration and messaging.
Additionally, the Department will leverage community partners, community health
workers and health educators to identify, estimate and provide outreach to
ensure health equity efforts.
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guidance from CDC.
Figure 3. Florida, Race and Ethnicity Distribution, 2019
12,000,000 11,343,592
10,000,000
8,000,000
Number
6,000,000 5,585,799
4,000,000 3,312,223
2,000,000 1,026,939
0
Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic Hispanic Non-Hispanic
White Black Other
(Source: Florida Department of Health, FLHealthCHARTS Population Query System.
www.flhealthcharts.com)
(County level data on racial and ethnic minority groups are available at :
http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=PopAtlas.Populatio
nAtlasDASHBOARD&rdRequestForwarding=Form)
7) People from tribal communities: Florida is home to two federally recognized

tribes: the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Seminole Tribe) and Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida (Miccosukee Tribe). There are multiple health centers on
Seminole reservation lands and two of those facilities are enrolled VFC and VFA
providers. The Department will contact the Seminole Tribe regarding enrollment
for the COVID-19 vaccination effort and will coordinate with the Miccosukee Tribe
for COVID-19 vaccine planning efforts. There are also American Indians from
other non-federally recognized tribes who live in Florida. The Department will
work with the South East American Indian Council on COVID-19 planning efforts
as it relates to non-federally recognized tribal communities in Florida. The CHDs
will engage with tribal communities for local planning efforts. Please also see
Table 13. Tribal Engagement Tool in the Appendix.
8) People housed in correctional and detention facilities: The Department will

work with the Florida Department of Corrections and other partners to identify
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guidance from CDC.
populations and locations of people who are housed in correctional and detention
facilities. The Department has existing partnerships with these entities as it
relates to COVID-19 testing and epidemiological investigations.
Additionally, the Department has worked closely with local jails during the
previous 18 months as a part of the Department’s hepatitis A vaccination effort.
Most local jails in Florida are enrolled as vaccine providers. CHDs will continue to
work with local jails as it relates to vaccine planning efforts.
Table 4. Summary of Florida State Correctional Facilities, 2018-2019 Annual Report
(Source: Florida Department of Corrections, Annual Report 2018-19,

http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/annual/1819/FDC_AR2018-19.pdf)
9) People attending colleges/universities: The Florida Board of Governors has

an established planning body for COVID-19 that is being utilized to identify,
estimate and locate university populations. Additional partnerships will continue
as it relates to other colleges and universities for vaccine planning.
Table 5. State University System of Florida Headcount, Fall 2018
Name Headcount
Florida A&M University 9,582
Florida Atlantic University 28,104
Florida Gulf Coast University 13,909
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guidance from CDC.
Florida International University 48,080

Florida Polytechnic University 1,372
Florida State University 39,004
New College of Florida 837
University of Central Florida 67,372
University of Florida 51,556
University of North Florida 16,411
University of South Florida 48,360
University of West Florida 12,057
TOTAL 336,644
(Source: Florida Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, Data & Analytics,
https://flbog.ondemand.sas.com/SASVisualAnalytics/?reportUri=%2Freports%2Freports%2F
bd9d4373-6bba-49b2-bc80-6032259eeaa4&page=vi110&sso_guest=true)
Table 6. Florida College System Headcount, 2015-2016
College Students Served

Broward College 67,242
Chipola College 3,125
College of Central Florida 11,734
Daytona State College 27,685
Eastern Florida State College 23,724
Florida Gateway College 4,636
Florida SouthWestern State College 21,644
Florida State College at Jacksonville 50,891
Gulf Coast State College 12,345
Hillsborough Community College 43,932
Indian River State College 28,920
Lake-Sumter State College 8,170
Miami Dade College 140,057
North Florida College 1,936
Northwest Florida State College 10,820
Palm Beach State College 46,790
Pasco-Hernando State College 16,933
Pensacola State College 17,288
Polk State College 16,033
Santa Fe College 22,477
Seminole State College of Florida 29,243
South Florida State College 5,877
St. Johns River State College 11,007
St. Petersburg College 51,993
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guidance from CDC.
State College of Florida, Manatee-

19,290
Sarasota
Tallahassee Community College 38,631
The College of the Florida Keys 1,885
Valencia College 66,715
TOTAL 801,023
(Source: Florida Department of Education, Florida College System, 2017 Factbook,
http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/15267/urlt/FACTBOOK2017.xls)
10) People with disabilities: The Department will work with its Disability and Health
Program and other state agencies, such as the Agency for Persons with
Disabilities, and community partners to be inclusive of persons with disabilities as
it relates to COVID-19 vaccination planning efforts. Florida maintains a Statewide
Special Needs Registry that allows residents to self-register regarding disabilities
and needs during times of emergencies. These data can be utilized to identify
persons with disabilities locally. Additionally, the Department has established
relationships with Centers for Independent Living that will be utilized to identify
this population within local communities. Please see Table 14 in the Appendix for
a county-by-county breakdown.
Table 7. Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for Florida, 2018
Disability No Disability
Total Number,
Population Total Number, Percentage, Total Number, Percentage,
Estimated
Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated
Civilian
Noninstitutionalized 20,288,268 2,720,957 13.4% 17,567,311 86.6%
Population
(Source: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC),
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2018 State Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence,
https://disabilitycompendium.org/compendium/2018-state-report-for-county-level-data-prevalence/FL)
11) People who are underinsured or uninsured: The Department’s Immunization

Section currently has 113 FQHCs enrolled as VFA providers and 174 enrolled as
VFC providers. Under these programs, the Immunization Section provides
childhood and adult vaccines to these facilities to vaccinate the uninsured and
the underinsured. These partners, along with our CHDs, provide capacity in this
space. These facilities will have the ability to offer COVID-19 vaccination at the
appropriate phase of the response. The Immunization Section will seek the
assistance of the Florida Association of Community Health Centers with the
recruitment of additional vaccine providers. Please see Table 15 in the Appendix
for a county-by-county breakdown.
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guidance from CDC.
Table 8. Health Insurance Coverage in Florida
Insured Uninsured
Total Number,
Population Total Number, Percentage, Total Number, Percentage,
Estimated
Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated
Civilian
noninstitutionalized 21,156,770 18,372,422 86.8% 2,784,348 13.2%
population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Health%20Insurance&g=0400000US12&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S2701&moe
=false&hidePreview=true)
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guidance from CDC.
Section 5: COVID-19 Provider Recruitment and Enrollment

A. Provider recruitment for the COVID-19 vaccination effort officially began on Monday,
October 5, when Florida SHOTS became fully functional for COVID-19 enrollment.
Targeted outreach to hospitals has begun. Other providers will also be permitted to
complete their COVID-19 enrollment; however, initial emphasis will be placed on
hospitals. Long-term care facilities, pharmacies and EMS providers will also be
prioritized as they are also target groups in Phase 1, according to the most up-to-date
guidance documents available. Florida SHOTS allows for providers to be designated into
identified tiers so critical partners can be prioritized to receive vaccine, especially while
vaccine is scarcely available.
B. Each enrollment step validates the provider’s medical license information, and there are
restrictions on license types built into Florida SHOTS and for VFC to identify vaccinators.
Providers are enrolled if they fall into that license category. The Department’s
Immunizations Section created an enrollment internal process flow chart that details
these steps, and this document is included in the Appendix.
C. Planning efforts for Phase 1 have focused on the critical populations identified in draft
guidance documents as well as locations that can accommodate the time and dosing
requirements laid out in the CDC Planning Scenarios. The initial facilities that have been
identified as meeting both requirements are hospitals, as most have a large staff and
some level of capacity for ultra-cold storage. Once additional federal guidance is
received, further prioritization decisions will be made.
D. Florida is awaiting direction from CDC, as provider profile information will not be sent to
vaccine tracking system (VTrckS) via provider master information. Separate extraction
requirements will be needed to send the additional section B information.
E. Provider credentialing/license verification is built into the enrollment process in Florida

SHOTS through an automated license check (on the back end). The Florida SHOTS
help desk team can also click a button in the system to validate. When a provider makes
a change, Florida SHOTS automatically checks the license. The validation is done at the
provider/enrollee level, not the individual level of the person who administered the
vaccine.
F. Florida is waiting for additional guidance and/or materials from CDC regarding COVID-
19 specific training materials. The Florida SHOTS website provides links to live and
recorded webinars on various topics (Florida SHOTS functionality, VFC, data reporting,
storage and handling, etc.), which can be tracked by contracted training staff and reports
can be provided as requested.
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guidance from CDC.
G. Redistribution of vaccine may be authorized on a case-by-case basis. Standard policies

and processes with regard to redistribution (transfer) of vaccines will be followed
throughout the response. Currently, Florida SHOTS has inventory transfer capability,
which can be tracked and documented within Florida SHOTS.
H. Florida is working on a variety of options to offer vaccines to the population. GIS

mapping of provider locations is being used to identify areas where there is a need to
enroll additional providers. Florida’s FQHCs are already enrolled as vaccine providers
and they are key partners in ensuring access for vulnerable populations.
I. The Department will engage pharmacies via direct communication. In Florida, the
Department licenses all pharmacies and those that are in a renewable license status
have been identified and will be surveyed to gauge their interest in participating in the
vaccination program. Additionally, the licensed pharmacies are being reviewed for their
current enrollment status in Florida SHOTS. An analysis will be completed to see the
location of all pharmacies interested in the vaccination program and those already
enrolled in Florida SHOTS with the intent to assess gaps in vaccination coverage for all
populations. If there are areas uncovered by a pharmacy, the Department will provide
direct communication to pharmacies in those uncovered areas to encourage them to
enroll. Overall, these pharmacies will be provided direct communication from the
Department on how to enroll in the immunization program and how to order vaccine
once available.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 6: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Capacity

A. Vaccine administration capacity is being estimated through targeted surveys sent out to
key partners. The first survey was sent to hospitals and asks about their facility’s vaccine
storage capacity (refrigerated, frozen and ultra-cold), as well as their capacity to
vaccinate. Similar surveys are being developed for pharmacies and EMS providers and
ask about storage and vaccination capacity. A survey for CHDs is under development to
understand their capacities for storage and vaccination.
B. The information gathered in the surveys will be used to enhance planning efforts and
target specific providers to enroll or complete any other necessary steps. Hospitals with
the greatest capacity for both vaccine storage and vaccination will likely be the initial
providers to receive vaccine, especially if the first vaccine authorized/approved is ultra-
cold and/or a high number of doses per vial that must be used in a short time frame.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 7: COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation, Ordering, Distribution and

Inventory Management
A. Forthcoming recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) and the CDC will be used to guide decisions on the use of initially available
COVID-19 vaccines. Based upon draft guidance currently available, populations for
initial COVID-19 vaccination may include: health care personnel likely to be exposed to
or treat people with COVID-19; those at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19,
including those with underlying medical conditions; and other essential workers.
B. Adherence to cold chain requirements will be required of providers for refrigerated and
frozen vaccines. In Phases 2 and 3, providers will be asked to use a continuous data
vaccine temperature monitoring system and submit their temperature log data before
their requests for vaccine will be approved.
C. Florida SHOTS has a built-in allocation process that is used for ordering flu vaccine and
it can be adjusted for COVID-19 requirements, once available. As an external
information system (ExIS) grantee, Florida has been uploading provider profile
information into VTrckS on a daily basis and will continue to use that feature for updating
COVID-19 provider information in VTrckS.
D. Unplanned repositioning of COVID-19 vaccine will be discouraged. In the event it will

need to occur, providers will require approval and decisions to be made on a case-by-
case basis. Providers will be required to notify the VFC program prior to any unplanned
repositioning of vaccine. Providers will need to verify that protocols are adhered to in
terms of physical transport of vaccine, cold chain requirements and valid temperatures at
the other location before the repositioning occurs. Providers will confirm that the
receiving site has agreed to receiving vaccines and has sufficient storage and handling
capacity. Providers will be required to immediately document inventory visibility in
Florida SHOTS using the vaccine transfer form. Detailed procedures are included in the
VFC Provider Handbook (See Appendix). For COVID-19 vaccine, the required
redistribution agreement will also be signed.
E. Florida SHOTS has the functionality to capture wastage and providers are asked to
document wastage daily. Further guidance will be needed related to reporting waste for
providers that will utilize the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS).
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guidance from CDC.
Section 8: COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling

A. Vaccine storage and handling procedures will abide by guidance in the CDC VFC
Storage and Handling Toolkit. Further guidance related to storage and handling of an
ultra-cold chain vaccine will be necessary as it becomes available. Temperature reports
from providers will be checked prior to order requests being approved or allocations
sent. Providers must upload temperature reports weekly into Florida SHOTS and
immediately notify the VFC help desk of any excursions.
B. Providers are required to upload temperature reports into Florida SHOTS weekly and
this will remain true for COVID-19 vaccine providers. There are currently no plans to
establish depot sites as vaccines may be shipped directly to enrolled providers. Provider
storage and temperature monitoring capabilities will be assessed during the enrollment
process.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 9: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Documentation and

Reporting
A. Florida will be using the existing IIS, Florida SHOTS. Currently, there are three options
for providers to enter doses administered data:
i. Interactively by logging into the application
ii. By use of real-time web services
iii. By data batch file upload
In addition, the team is exploring options to use immunization (IZ) Gateway (if approved)
to obtain data from any providers that will be using VAMS.
B. The Florida SHOTS team is testing the connectivity between the IZ Gateway and
Florida’s IIS. A connection for IZ Gateway to communicate with Florida SHOTS has
been set up and it is currently under testing. The team is seeking legal approval to be
able to use IZ Gateway to send vaccine administration data to CDC and they also
anticipate CDC specifications on how to use IZ Gateway to send vaccine administration
data.
C. During order processing, inventory verification is conducted. When a provider places an

order request, there is a feedback process to look at data submitted by the provider to
make sure the requirements are met. These requirements are discussed during the
regular onboarding process. Once the providers are set up, they work with the
implementation specialists to test connectivity and report data. They work together to
ensure that the submission contains required data elements. The implementation
specialists then promote the connection to production and monitor to ensure the
providers are sending correct information. Implementation specialists train providers to
review the log report via virtual trainings and other training materials. Providers need to
acknowledge training receipt on Florida SHOTS.
D. Florida SHOTS is a web-based application that can be accessed through the Chrome,
Firefox and Edge Internet browsers on laptops or tablets. Florida SHOTS has also been
enhanced to use 2D barcodes on driver licenses/identification cards and vaccines for the
purpose of rapid data entry.
E. Reports can be run that present areas with missing data and vaccine orders will not be
approved or shipped to these sites until the issues have been addressed. The IIS can
also run a report that shows what was shipped to them and what was reported on. If
necessary, additional fields can be added that are specific to the COVID-19 vaccine
efforts. As it stands now, a pink box appears that shows when there are missing data. A
data quality report exists that reports on the quality of data which the provider sends to
the Department. Implementation specialists frequently look at those reports to monitor
the providers that have been onboarded.
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guidance from CDC.
F. Existing county-based coverage reports are run on a regular basis and they can be
tailored for COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Individual providers can run their own reports
as well.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 10: COVID-19 Vaccination Second-Dose Reminders

A. Florida SHOTS currently has reminder-recall functionality available for providers to recall
their patient population and this functionality is being enhanced to include COVID-19
vaccines. Provider-generated recall files have phone numbers, physical addresses and
email addresses and providers can choose which method they want to use to recall their
patients. Reminder-recalls can also be run at the statewide level. The Immunizations
Section is exploring options for text message, post card and/or email reminders. Paper
vaccination cards that will be included in ancillary kit shipments will also be used. The
Florida SHOTS team can develop a vaccination card modeled after the paper format for
providers to be able to print their own cards in later phases, if needed.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 11: COVID-19 Requirements for IISs or Other External

Systems
A. The IIS will have a spreadsheet template for providers to capture vaccine administration
data at mass vaccination sites when there is no solid network connectivity. In addition, a
rapid data entry page is being designed so they can capture the patient and vaccination
details. These functionalities will be available in the IIS by early December 2020.
B. The IIS currently captures the CDC recommended data elements:

1. Race can be captured, but ethnicity is only captured from records coming from vital
statistics. If ethnicity will be a required data element, more guidance will be needed.
2. If risk indication codes are supplied by CDSI, chronic medical conditions can be
captured.
3. Guidance is needed from CDC HL7 workgroup on how occupation and membership
values will be transmitted to the IIS.
4. One data element, provider person, is not accepted because that provider person
might not be in the system. As long as the person is listed and they use interactivity,
they can use provider person. If they use upload, the provider person is not captured
in the system.
C. The server infrastructure is being upgraded to include more capacity and higher
performance, including increased transactions. The net result should improve the
Department’s ability to respond to COVID-19. The migration of production environment is
estimated to be complete by the end of the 2020 calendar year.
D. Currently, 274 out of the 314 hospitals in Florida are enrolled in Florida SHOTS. The
workgroup’s current activities include enrolling the remaining hospitals and enhancing the
help desk with additional staff and enrollment specialists.
E. IZ Gateway Connect is being reviewed by legal counsel. At this time, no determination has
been made concerning the use of the Share component.
F. The Data Use Agreement with the Association of Public Health Libraries is under review by
Department legal counsel whereas the other two documents have not yet been reviewed by
legal counsel.
G. IIS will have a spreadsheet template for providers to capture data when Internet connectivity
is unavailable.
H. Reports can be run that present areas with missing data and vaccine orders will not be
approved or shipped to these sites until the issues have been addressed. The IIS can also
run a report that shows what was shipped to them and what was reported on. If necessary,
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guidance from CDC.
additional fields can be added that are specific to the COVID-19 vaccine efforts. Currently, a
pink box appears that shows when there are missing data. A data quality report already
exists that reports on the quality of data which the provider sends to the Department.
Implementation specialists frequently look at those reports to monitor the providers that
have been onboarded.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 12: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Communication

A. The Department’s Immunizations Section has communication channels with providers
that can be utilized. Information for providers on how to enroll in the COVID-19
vaccination program will also be posted on the Department’s website as well as within
Florida SHOTS. Messages will be channeled through the Department’s Office of
Communications.
B. Per the Department Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) Annex to the
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), the following tasks should be accomplished:
1. State Surgeon General (SSG)
a. Activates this Annex to the Department EOP whenever a threat or
incident has the potential to exceed the capability of the Department’s
day-to-day mechanisms to communicate with target audiences.
b. Reviews/approves critical public health messages, prior to
dissemination.
c. Serves as lead state public health spokesperson during a public
health emergency.
d. Ensures crisis and risk communications activities are coordinated with
the Office of the Governor, and other key partners external to the
Department.
2. Office of Communications (OOC)
a. OOC Director/Department Public Information Officer (PIO)
i. Serves as primary communications liaison with the Governor’s
Communications Director, ensuring that the Office of the
Governor (and/or Governor’s Communications Office) is
updated as requested by the State Surgeon General and the
Department Executive Management Team (EMT).
ii. Serves as the liaison with other state agency communications
directors, including the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity, and the Florida Division of Emergency
Management.
iii. Works with other members of the Department EMT and the
response Incident Management Team (IMT) – Logistics –
Staffing Unit to designate additional Department
communication professionals to assist in managing state
CERC-related activities during the activation.
iv. Identifies and briefs all incident-specific spokesperson(s) of
record. Provides list of designated spokespersons to
Department and incident management leadership, as
appropriate.
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guidance from CDC.
v. Serves as the only official source of incident-related

information that is released to Department employees.
1. Works with the Department EMT to determine
messages for the Department employee information
line (a.k.a. Department status report hotline), when
appropriate.
2. Coordinates proactive release of incident-specific
Department bulletins to all employees, as appropriate.
vi. Ensures designated communications professionals receive
timely and concise incident information, including:
1. Talking points
2. News briefs or statements
vii. Provides communications staff to work in the Emergency
Support Function 14 (ESF14 – External Affairs) and/or other
Joint Information Center/Joint Information System (JIC/JIS),
when activated.
viii. Ensures any predeveloped and preapproved CERC materials
are evaluated within three days of plan activation for potential
edits/use in current incident.
ix. Monitors efforts of designated communication professionals
activated to assist with CERC activities (duties noted below).
b. Department Press Secretary
i. Supports OOC CERC efforts by coordinating media-related
activities, including:
1. Ensuring incident-related media coverage is monitored
and status reports are shared with the SSG and
Department EMT, the Department’s Bureau of
Preparedness and Response and CHD Public
Information Officers, as well as ESF8 (Health and
Medical) and ESF14, if activated.
2. Ensuring that detailed news releases are released only
after approval by the SSG or his/her designee.
c. OOC Communication Specialists
i. During CERC activations, the OOC utilizes additional staff to
complete CERC-related activities.
ii. These staff may be within the OOC, or from other
preparedness funded Department units.
iii. Assist OOC by monitoring and completing assigned CERC
tasks, as directed.
1. Attachment I.3 of the CERC plan contains a sample of
an Information Management Branch (IMB) status
board, which contains the following five spreadsheets:
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guidance from CDC.
task list, staffing list, message board (key messages in

progress), disseminated messages and status of
speaker requests
iv. Monitor and utilize incident-specific Essential Elements of
Information, identified by the Planning Section/Situation Unit,
to develop and drive message development.
v. Work with OOC to promptly disseminate emails related to
incident-related message guidance and updates.
vi. During ESF8 activations, monitor WebEOC, statewide
emergency management platform, for public health and
medical communication issues.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 13: Regulatory Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination

A. Florida will utilize the resources provided by CDC and the FDA to ensure consistency. A
COVID-19 vaccination webpage will be developed with resources and links for providers,
and Florida SHOTS will link to this webpage. The Florida SHOTS team has also added
COVID-19 options on their help desk toll-free number and an email box with dedicated
help desk staff to handle COVID-19 information. Providers will be made aware of where
COVID-19 specific resources and information are located.
B. Section A #5 of the CDC COVID-19 Provider Agreement instructs providers to give each
vaccine recipient the Emergency Use Authorization or Vaccine Information Statements
(VIS) and it will be emphasized during the enrollment process. For interactive users, VIS
distribution is a required field in the IIS. Providers will not be able to report their
vaccination data without VIS information (date published).
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guidance from CDC.
Section 14: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring

A. Risk/Benefit: VIS are required by law to be provided to any person who receives a
vaccine. Health care providers should advise anyone seeking vaccination for COVID-19
of the risk/benefit associated with receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccines are tested for their safety and efficacy. However, unusual and unexpected
reactions may arise. Persons who have received the vaccination should seek immediate
medical care if a severe allergic reaction occurs which can include difficulty breathing,
hoarseness or wheezing, hives, paleness, weakness, a fast heartbeat or dizziness.
Patients should be directed to contact their health care provider if they experience any
unusual conditions such as a high fever or behavioral changes.
(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html)
Provider Responsibility: All vaccine providers will disseminate a 24/7 phone number to
each person receiving the vaccination for reporting of severe adverse events. This
phone number will be provided at the time of vaccination, as part of the post-counseling
service. The vaccine provider will establish a process to triage any client requesting
follow-up medical care. The vaccine provider will provide follow-up medical care or refer
the client for appropriate medical care. Vaccine providers should advise vaccine
recipients to seek immediate medical care if a severe allergic reaction occurs. Each
vaccine provider will report any severe adverse reaction to the Vaccine Adverse Event
System (VAERS).
B. The Department is in the process of establishing an agreement with the Florida Poison
Information Center Network for serving as the centralized call center for Adverse Event
Reporting, as was done in the H1N1 Pandemic in 2009. During H1N1, calls to the
Florida Adverse Reaction Call Center were reviewed by the State VAERS Coordinator
and forwarded to the designated CHD for the client’s county of residence. CHD staff
reviewed the reports and used professional, clinical judgment to determine if follow-up
was required.
On a weekly basis, the State VAERS Coordinator received VAERS reports through the
CDC Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X) Network. The report identifies self-reported
severe adverse events, which were reported as: patient died, life threatening illness,
short term hospitalization, prolonged hospitalization and permanent disability. CHD staff
followed-up on all severe adverse events to determine if the client fully recovered,
required ongoing medical care or could not be contacted. Reports related to adverse
events are generated and reviewed by the Department on a regular basis.
Florida SHOTS can also capture adverse event reports and training guides on this
functionality exist now. There is also a link to VAERS in the system that providers can
use.
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guidance from CDC.
Section 15: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Monitoring

A. Florida’s process for monitoring will be as follows:
• Provider enrollment
• Forms have been developed in ReadyOp, the Department’s tool for
establishing a common operating picture, to track appropriate metrics and
ensure regular reporting related to the enrollment process. These forms can
be sent to any partner to obtain information.
• Access to COVID-19 vaccination services by population in all phases of
implementation
• Multiple maps are being generated to visually describe provider locations
throughout the state. Once vaccination efforts start, Florida SHOTS can
provide administration data (ZIP codes of patient population who receive
vaccines), as well as provider location data. The Department’s Bureau of
Preparedness and Response has data on critical populations and
accessibility index scores.
• IIS or other designated system performance
• The Florida SHOTS team has constant real-time monitoring of server
performance and regular reporting capabilities, such as SolarWinds
(performance monitoring tool). The IIS has built-in programmatic alerts when
errors are detected.
• Data reporting to CDC
• Currently awaiting additional guidance from CDC.
• Provider-level data reporting
• Florida SHOTS has built-in reports to monitor provider-level data reporting.
• Vaccine ordering and distribution
• Florida SHOTS has built-in reports to monitor vaccine ordering and
distribution.
• 1- and 2-dose COVID-19 vaccination coverage
• Currently, coverage reports can be run at provider population and county
level. More guidance will be necessary if additional requirements are needed.
B. The Department will monitor budget, supplies and staffing through existing grant and
budget management functions in coordination with the Office of County Health Systems
to provide fiscal oversight.
C. Florida is taking a multi-phase approach to messaging that aligns with the phases of
vaccine release described in federal guidance. The information provided below is from
Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Communications Plan.
Communication objectives are to:

a. Provide clear and concise communication between federal and state partners.
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guidance from CDC.
b. Provide timely public updates as necessary when vaccines become more readily
available.
c. Provide messaging to Floridians that will avert confusion and alleviate potential
stressors at vaccination sites.
Target audience for communication are:
a. Floridians statewide
• Vulnerable/at-risk populations
• Critical occupational groups
b. Public health officials
c. Health care providers
d. Community partners and stakeholders
e. Elected officials
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Pre-vaccine
Prior to vaccine availability, the Department will work to increase awareness and offer
information about what to expect. This will include a press release and public service
announcements through social media and YouTube. A dedicated website would still be under
development at this time. The Department will also conduct additional outreach to pharmacies,
health systems and long-term care partners that may be needed to rapidly execute a successful
COVID-19 immunization program.
Table 9. Pre-Vaccine Communication Strategies
TOOL PURPOSE FREQUENCY
Press Release To provide the public with information on Issued as a formal
the state’s plans to implement a vaccine announcement of the pilot
pilot program in coordination with CDC. program.
Webpage To provide stakeholders and public with Updated in real-time as either
valuable information on what, when and a page on the Department
where to expect implementation of the COVID-19 website or as a
program. dedicated website.
Social Media Increase outreach efforts to ensure that Posts 3-4 times weekly. Will
Floridians have ample access to increase frequency as
information. program becomes
operational.
Media Increase outreach efforts to ensure that Will consider radio and
Floridians have ample access to television marketing
information. campaigns similar to previous
state COVID-19 campaigns.
Mail Outs Using the Medical Quality Assurance Single issue.
database, a letter will be sent to health
care practitioners informing them of the
program and their potential role.
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guidance from CDC.
Limited Vaccine Availability

The number of vaccine doses distributed to each state is to be determined. A clear and concise
message will be crafted to ensure that our most vulnerable populations as well as critical
occupational groups are able to receive the vaccine first. Recommendations for target groups
will likely change as the vaccine becomes readily available.
Table 10. Limited Vaccine Availability Communication Strategies

Press Release/Press To provide information to the public Issued once as needed
Conference concerning the vaccine and availability. To if there is a shortage.
outline where the vaccine will be
administered and to whom.
Webpage Providing access to information Updated in real-time.
concerning location and times of vaccine
administration and details regarding which
individuals qualify.
Social Media Infographics and posts to deliver the As needed.
message of who is currently eligible for
vaccination.
Communication with To ensure consistent messaging. Weekly.
Partners Conference calls with Agency for Health
Care Administration, Florida Medical
Association, Florida Osteopathic Medical
Association, Florida Hospital Association,
etc.
Widespread Vaccine Availability

When a COVID-19 vaccine becomes readily and publicly available, the Department’s Office of
Communications will be prepared to deliver that message along with instructions on how to
appropriately receive the necessary doses. This will be determined in accordance with how the
vaccine will be administered.
Table 11. Widespread Vaccine Availability Communication Strategies

Press Release Announcement of readily available vaccine and its Once.
administration.
Webpage Updates on availability and location of vaccines as Updated daily.
well as instruction for reservations if necessary.
Social Media Posts and infographics providing information on Multiple posts daily.
vaccine sites.
Advertising Providing information to the public on locations and As needed.
availability of vaccine through YouTube ads, Radio
spots, Bus wraps, etc.
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guidance from CDC.
D. The Department has an established process for obtaining statewide situational

awareness. During the hepatitis A outbreak in 2019, the Department established
vaccination goals for each local jurisdiction and CHDs reported routinely on progress
of those vaccination efforts, completion of assigned objectives, local vaccine targets,
locations of vaccination clinics and community partner vaccine administration
activities. A similar situation reporting template is under development for COVID-19
vaccination efforts.
In addition to local contributions to situation reports, health care facilities will report
vaccination activities through the health care facility Emergency Status System,
administered by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Facilities will
report number of staff who have been vaccinated, number of patients or residents
vaccinated and vaccine supply.
This information, along with vaccine administration data collected through Florida
SHOTS, will be collated for a comprehensive situation report.
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guidance from CDC.
Appendix
• VFC Provider Handbook: http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-
services/immunization/vaccines-for-children/_documents/2020-vfc-provider-
handbook.pdf
• Two Internal Process Provider Enrollment Flow Charts

o One for new providers:
new flshots provider

covid enrollment process_draft_v2_09302020.pdf
o Another for current Florida SHOTS providers:
current flshots
provider covid enrollment process_draft__v2_09302020.pdf
• External flow charts will be posted on the Department’s Immunizations Section

webpage, COVID-19 Vaccine Information Page
o In development
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guidance from CDC.
Table 12. Licensed Health Care Practitioners in Florida by County
County Name TOTAL County Name TOTAL

Alachua 24,800 Leon 14,989
Baker 1,847 Levy 2,088
Bay 9,128 Liberty 321
Bradford 1,529 Madison 929
Brevard 34,856 Manatee 22,637
Broward 116,115 Marion 20,434
Calhoun 797 Martin 9,767
Charlotte 9,827 Miami-Dade 140,200
Citrus 8,083 Monroe 3,645
Clay 13,269 Nassau 4,579
Collier 17,195 Okaloosa 10,024
Columbia 4,418 Okeechobee 1,889
DeSoto 1,224 Orange 71,112
Dixie 751 Osceola 15,056
Duval 53,898 Palm Beach 86,449
Escambia 16,231 Pasco 32,621
Flagler 6,073 Pinellas 65,236
Franklin 349 Polk 30,930
Gadsden 1,692 Putnam 3,239
Gilchrist 1,082 Santa Rosa 10,196
Glades 193 Sarasota 25,403
Gulf 751 Seminole 26,379
Hamilton 540 St. Johns 15,806
Hardee 811 St. Lucie 20,172
Hendry 1,379 Sumter 4,076
Hernando 11,079 Suwannee 2,436
Highlands 5,031 Taylor 889
Hillsborough 80,294 Union 835
Holmes 848 Volusia 31,636
Indian River 9,357 Wakulla 1,422
Jackson 2,845 Walton 3,056
Jefferson 616 Washington 1,261
Lafayette 376 Out of State 161,336
Lake 19,811 Unknown 7,523
Lee 39,743 TOTAL 496,838
(Source: Florida Department of Health, Medical Quality Assurance database)
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guidance from CDC.
Table 13. Tribal Engagement Tool
Tribe Facility Name Population Distribution Method Address City

Miccosukee
Miccosukee ~400 Pending US 41 - Mile Marker 70 Miami
Health Station
Big Cypress
Seminole Pending 30581 Buffalo Jim Loop Rd Clewiston
Health Center
Brighton Health
Seminole Pending/VFC/VFA 17201 Civic Street Okeechobee
Center
~4,000
Hollywood
Seminole Pending/VFC/VFA 3006 Josie Billie Ave Hollywood
Health Center
Immokalee
Seminole Pending 1120 S First Street Immokalee
Health Center
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guidance from CDC.
Table 14. Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for Florida by County, 2018
Disability No Disability
County Total
Count Percentage Count Percentage
Alachua 260,562 27,896 10.7 232,666 89.3
Baker 25,164 4,342 17.3 20,822 82.7
Bay 177,687 34,610 19.5 143,077 80.5
Bradford 23,454 4,668 19.9 18,786 80.1
Brevard 571,935 89,462 15.6 482,473 84.4
Broward 1,897,256 208,108 11 1,689,148 89
Calhoun 12,409 2,736 22 9,673 78
Charlotte 173,508 38,010 21.9 135,498 78.1
Citrus 140,931 30,141 21.4 110,790 78.6
Clay 204,438 27,874 13.6 176,564 86.4
Collier 362,009 41,329 11.4 320,680 88.6
Columbia 64,352 12,555 19.5 51,797 80.5
DeSoto 34,677 4,883 14.1 29,794 85.9
Dixie 14,879 3,648 24.5 11,231 75.5
Duval 904,689 122,492 13.5 782,197 86.5
Escambia 296,511 44,394 15 252,117 85
Flagler 106,747 17,068 16 89,679 84
Franklin 10,125 2,212 21.8 7,913 78.2
Gadsden 43,046 8,643 20.1 34,403 79.9
Gilchrist 16,285 3,412 21 12,873 79
Glades 12,147 2,479 20.4 9,668 79.6
Gulf 13,627 2,532 18.6 11,095 81.4
Hamilton 10,987 2,486 22.6 8,501 77.4
Hardee 25,496 2,585 10.1 22,911 89.9
Hendry 39,475 5,021 12.7 34,454 87.3
Hernando 180,731 34,450 19.1 146,281 80.9
Highlands 100,987 20,634 20.4 80,353 79.6
Hillsborough 1,367,433 157,660 11.5 1,209,773 88.5
Holmes 17,620 4,225 24 13,395 76
Indian River 149,716 24,865 16.6 124,851 83.4
Jackson 40,870 7,997 19.6 32,873 80.4
Jefferson 11,791 1,933 16.4 9,858 83.6
Lafayette 7,204 1,238 17.2 5,966 82.8
Lake 331,957 54,527 16.4 277,430 83.6
Lee 713,427 97,224 13.6 616,203 86.4
Leon 284,753 32,388 11.4 252,365 88.6
Levy 39,679 7,907 19.9 31,772 80.1
Liberty 6,954 1,702 24.5 5,252 75.5
Madison 16,422 3,143 19.1 13,279 80.9
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guidance from CDC.
Manatee 370,913 52,321 14.1 318,592 85.9
Marion 339,473 61,566 18.1 277,907 81.9
Martin 154,467 23,501 15.2 130,966 84.8
Miami-Dade 2,690,040 272,374 10.1 2,417,666 89.9
Monroe 74,327 8,258 11.1 66,069 88.9
Nassau 79,567 12,725 16 66,842 84
Okaloosa 188,311 28,685 15.2 159,626 84.8
Okeechobee 37,623 5,717 15.2 31,906 84.8
Orange 1,309,805 142,450 10.9 1,167,355 89.1
Osceola 337,036 48,457 14.4 288,579 85.6
Palm Beach 1,433,604 176,163 12.3 1,257,441 87.7
Pasco 504,686 81,812 16.2 422,874 83.8
Pinellas 946,661 145,083 15.3 801,578 84.7
Polk 660,644 101,896 15.4 558,748 84.6
Putnam 71,607 12,899 18 58,708 82
Santa Rosa 161,516 25,635 15.9 135,881 84.1
Sarasota 408,311 63,336 15.5 344,975 84.5
Seminole 451,979 46,549 10.3 405,430 89.7
St. Johns 233,891 26,398 11.3 207,493 88.7
St. Lucie 303,304 47,475 15.7 255,829 84.3
Sumter 111,788 21,913 19.6 89,875 80.4
Suwannee 42,426 8,263 19.5 34,163 80.5
Taylor 18,239 4,134 22.7 14,105 77.3
Union 9,724 1,501 15.4 8,223 84.6
Volusia 522,429 88,886 17 433,543 83
Wakulla 28,299 4,596 16.2 23,703 83.8
Walton 63,776 10,602 16.6 53,174 83.4
Washington 21,882 4,283 19.6 17,599 80.4
Statewide 20,288,268 2,720,957 13.4 17,567,311 86.6
(Source: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC),
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2018 State Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence,
https://disabilitycompendium.org/compendium/2018-state-report-for-county-level-data-prevalence/FL)
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guidance from CDC.
Table 15. Health Insurance Coverage in Florida’s Population by County (estimated)
Insured Uninsured
County Total Population*
Total* Percentage* Total* Percentage*
Alachua 266,549 243,082 91.2 23,467 8.8
Bay 170,632 149,186 87.4 21,446 12.6
Brevard 596,398 533,213 89.4 63,185 10.6
Broward 1,941,114 1,643,281 84.7 297,833 15.3
Charlotte 186,002 165,722 89.1 20,280 10.9
Citrus 147,448 129,972 88.1 17,476 11.9
Clay 216,402 195,523 90.4 20,879 9.6
Collier 383,332 332,967 86.9 50,365 13.1
Columbia 66,783 56,269 84.3 10,514 15.7
Duval 933,533 815,125 87.3 118,408 12.7
Escambia 301,231 262,881 87.3 38,350 12.7
Flagler 114,318 99,197 86.8 15,121 13.2
Hernando 192,009 169,410 88.2 22,599 11.8
Highlands 104,995 92,819 88.4 12,176 11.6
Hillsborough 1,459,415 1,268,482 86.9 190,933 13.1
Indian River 158,335 137,405 86.8 20,930 13.2
Lake 363,745 323,317 88.9 40,428 11.1
Lee 765,673 672,341 87.8 93,332 12.2
Leon 289,917 263,001 90.7 26,916 9.3
Manatee 400,114 350,816 87.7 49,298 12.3
Marion 356,778 312,013 87.5 44,765 12.5
Martin 158,049 144,480 91.4 13,569 8.6
Miami-Dade 2,696,151 2,257,372 83.7 438,779 16.3
Monroe 71,680 57,039 79.6 14,641 20.4
Nassau 87,175 79,764 91.5 7,411 8.5
Okaloosa 197,374 170,656 86.5 26,718 13.5
Orange 1,382,152 1,196,706 86.6 185,446 13.4
Osceola 374,298 324,394 86.7 49,904 13.3
Palm Beach 1,483,317 1,276,737 86.1 206,580 13.9
Pasco 548,036 477,411 87.1 70,625 12.9
Pinellas 962,616 852,436 88.6 110,180 11.4
Polk 716,526 617,153 86.1 99,373 13.9
Putnam 73,528 61,697 83.9 11,831 16.1
St. Johns 263,093 240,785 91.5 22,308 8.5
St. Lucie 325,322 278,825 85.7 46,497 14.3
Santa Rosa 173,974 155,963 89.6 18,011 10.4
Sarasota 429,861 383,713 89.3 46,148 10.7
Seminole 468,681 425,992 90.9 42,689 9.1
Sumter 122,245 113,540 92.9 8,705 7.1
Volusia 547,881 475,778 86.8 72,103 13.2
Walton 72,349 63,277 87.5 9,072 12.5
TOTAL 21,156,770 18,372,422 86.8 2,784,348 13.2
(*=civilian noninstitutionalized; Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Health%20Insurance&g=0400000US12&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S2701&mo
e=false&hidePreview=true)
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guidance from CDC.

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Florida Department of Health

COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Template Overview

Section 1: COVID-19 Vaccination Preparedness Planning

Section 2: COVID-19 Organizational Structure and Partner

1. Enrollment of new vaccine providers

Figure 1. COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Workgroup Structure

Documentation Operations Logistics Immunizations

Long-term care VFC/VFA Program

First responders FL SHOTS

CHD Mass Vax Clinics

State Mass Vax Clinics

1. Florida’s state-level COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Workgroup was assembled

C. The members of the Department’s vaccination planning workgroup include:

▪ Pete Gianas, MD – Rural EMS Specialist

2) Sub-groups in the organizational structure hold separate calls to deal with

Section 3: Phased Approach to COVID-19 Vaccination

D. The following graphic depicts a time-phased vaccination strategy.

a. Hospital Closed PODs: The Department will implement strategies to provide

Phase 2: Large Number of Doses Available, Supply Likely to Meet Demand

Phase 3: Likely Sufficient Supply, Slowing Demand

Section 4: Critical Populations

1) Health care personnel: Florida has multiple methods of identifying, estimating

i. The Department licenses health care professionals in Florida and has

Medical Physicist - Medical Health Physicist 43

Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Physician Expert Witness Certificate 30

2) Other essential workers: The Department is leveraging the members of the

In Executive Order Number 20-91, Governor DeSantis adopted the Cybersecurity

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Bureau of Workforce

4) People with underlying medical conditions who are at-risk of severe

Table 3. Percent of Population by Age Group and Sex, Florida, 2019

(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State Population Characteristics: 2010-2019,

Figure 3. Florida, Race and Ethnicity Distribution, 2019

7) People from tribal communities: Florida is home to two federally recognized

8) People housed in correctional and detention facilities: The Department will

Table 4. Summary of Florida State Correctional Facilities, 2018-2019 Annual Report

(Source: Florida Department of Corrections, Annual Report 2018-19,

9) People attending colleges/universities: The Florida Board of Governors has

Florida International University 48,080

Table 6. Florida College System Headcount, 2015-2016

College Students Served

State College of Florida, Manatee-

11) People who are underinsured or uninsured: The Department’s Immunization

Table 8. Health Insurance Coverage in Florida

Section 5: COVID-19 Provider Recruitment and Enrollment

E. Provider credentialing/license verification is built into the enrollment process in Florida

G. Redistribution of vaccine may be authorized on a case-by-case basis. Standard policies

H. Florida is working on a variety of options to offer vaccines to the population. GIS

Section 6: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Capacity

Section 7: COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation, Ordering, Distribution and

D. Unplanned repositioning of COVID-19 vaccine will be discouraged. In the event it will

Section 8: COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling

Section 9: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Documentation and

C. During order processing, inventory verification is conducted. When a provider places an

Section 10: COVID-19 Vaccination Second-Dose Reminders

Section 11: COVID-19 Requirements for IISs or Other External

B. The IIS currently captures the CDC recommended data elements:

Section 12: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Communication