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Florida Vaccine Access Struggles Amid Rising Covid Cases

9/29/2025

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Eileen Branham faced multiple Gainesville pharmacies before obtaining the Covid-19 vaccine with a prescription.
CVS Health and Walgreens limited vaccine access due to unclear CDC guidelines, leaving Lindsay Davis to pay out-of-pocket.
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) guidelines allow individual vaccination decisions, but many patients still struggle to navigate.
Florida's Covid-19 cases are rising; wastewater shows high viral activity.

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Story summary

Eileen Branham faced multiple Gainesville pharmacies before obtaining the Covid-19 vaccine with a prescription.
CVS Health and Walgreens limited vaccine access due to unclear CDC guidelines, leaving Lindsay Davis to pay out-of-pocket.
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) guidelines allow individual vaccination decisions, but many patients still struggle to navigate.
Florida's Covid-19 cases are rising; wastewater shows high viral activity.