Florida Limits COVID-19 Vaccine to Permanent, Seasonal Residents

Only Florida residents and healthcare workers are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a state public health advisory issued Thursday. The move was motivated by scant supply and anecdotes of people using the popular tourist state to get inoculated. Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, Florida’s state surgeon general, signed the advisory prioritizing Floridians and healthcare workers in direct contact with patients.

The Tampa Bay Times says that this advisory reverses a previous policy of not restricting doses depending upon where a person lives, prompting out-of-state and foreign visitors coming to...