TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is walking back his claims that his state has now vaccinated 1 million seniors. DeSantis made the assertion Friday during a made-for-TV moment when he joined a 100-year-old World War II veteran for a cable news appearance. The governor said the veteran would be the 1 millionth senior to get a lifesaving shot in the arm. As it turns out, the assertion was premature. The Republican governor later said the injection was symbolic of hitting the goal of 1 million doses administered to his state’s seniors. That goal may not be officially reached until the weekend.
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Prepared COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine syringes are seen at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Illinois received about 43,000 doses in its first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine Monday as health officials reported another 103 coronavirus deaths statewide. Most of the shots will be distributed to local health care centers for health care workers, according to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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