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Low vaccination rates in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic have added a newfound urgency to flu season.

More than 50 VA medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling on vets to volunteer.

A federal advisory committee to the CDC voted Tuesday on guidelines for who should get COVID-19 vaccines first. The committee decided to prioritize health care workers and nursing home residents.

Sen. Rick Scott, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, said it’s not clear how federal, state and local governments will coordinate efforts to distribute vaccines.

Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, says historical abuses have left Black people with a distrust of vaccines. Now he's part of a coronavirus vaccine trial.

Coronavirus vaccines could arrive in Florida within weeks. On "Florida Roundup," two journalists with ties to the state talk about what it’s like to participate in the clinical trials to develop the vaccines.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says coronavirus vaccines available to Florida residents in the next "three to six" weeks for those who voluntarily agree to get inoculated.

The vaccine stored will be whichever is approved first, possibly the candidate from Pfizer, which is expected to ask the FDA for emergency approval on Friday,

Retail pharmacies would be part of a third phase of distribution in Florida. HHS Secretary Alex Azar says ensuring access and affordability is a top priority.

Historically, important announcements about vaccines are made through peer-reviewed research papers that have undergone scrutiny, not company press releases.