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Florida Will Ship 70,000 Vaccines To Publix: Report

Following shipment delays because of icy weather, Publix stores in Florida will receive a large shipment of COVID-19 vaccines.

LAKELAND, FL — Publix, one of Florida's COVID-19 vaccine administrators, will receive 70,000 vaccines from the state this week, WFLA reported.

Due to inclement weather in other parts of the nation, the shipments have been delayed, and the grocery store chain's pharmacy has had to cancel three online vaccination registrations within the past seven days.

Publix has not said when its next online scheduling event will take place, but you can check for its most recent update on its website.

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The Orlando Sun Sentinel reported that the state did not say how many doses each Publix would be sent.

Second doses were not impacted by the shipment, the TV outlet reported.

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