Posted on 06/22/2022 10:56:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Since COVID-19 vaccines first became available, Publix has played a major role in tackling the public health emergency in Florida by offering vaccines to adults and, later, children as young as 5.
But the Lakeland grocery company says it will not offer the vaccine approved for children ages 4 and under “at this time.”
Spokesperson Hannah Herring said Tuesday that Publix will not release a statement explaining its decision. The company’s website indicates that it is still accepting COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children ages 5 and up.
The company still offers other child vaccinations, including the flu shot for babies as young as 6 months.
The vaccine rollout for the nation’s youngest children has been complicated in Florida, where state leaders have questioned the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, going against the recommendations of the nation’s top health regulators and medical associations.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo recommended against giving vaccines to healthy children, contrary to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Florida was the only state in the nation not to preorder doses of the under 5 vaccine, which the White House said could delay delivery to medical providers in the state. Parents of children under 18 months must rely on pediatricians, medical clinics and children’s hospitals to get their kids vaccinated.
Publix is not affected because it is enrolled in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, which means it orders vaccine doses directly from the federal government.
The governor tapped Publix to become a key part of Florida’s vaccine rollout in early 2021. By that April, the grocery chain was the single largest vaccine supplier in Florida and was getting nearly a quarter of the state’s doses.
The company is Florida’s largest private employer and a regular donor to political campaigns of both major political parties, though its donations skew Republican. It donated $100,000 to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s political committee in early 2021.
Publix’s decision not to vaccinate young children puts it at odds with Walmart, one of its main competitors in the Southeast. Walmart plans to provide vaccines to kids ages 3 and older.
“While we expect the majority of these vaccines to be distributed to pediatric providers, we plan to administer authorized vaccines for ages 3-5 as supply and distribution allows,” said Walmart spokesperson Tyler Thomason in an email.
South Tampa mother of two Samantha Thompson was able to book a vaccination appointment for her 3-year-old son at her local Publix on Tuesday. Then she received a phone call informing her that her chosen location was not authorized to vaccinate children under 5.
Now she’ll have to cross the bay next week to vaccinate her son at a Walgreens in Seminole, which she said was the closest appointment she could find.
“It’s frustrating, because there is so much confusion,” Thompson said. “Throughout this whole process, it feels like our interests are not being looked out for.”
I need prayer…..someone near and dear to me may have their 2 yr old vaccinated if their pediatrician says so
This is a healthy child, full of energy
Please pray for a change of heart!
🙏
Luckily for me, I don’t have a sweet tooth.
I eat quite healthy, but when I “cheat”, I’m a wings or pizza guy.
Tampa Bay Slimes is sad.
I am glad.
Publix is not publicly traded and not unionized. Therefore they are unconcerned with ESG scores.
God bless you!
Was just listening to local talk radio and the host played a clip of the idiot pResident speaking about another pandemic coming. How in the hell does he know there’s another pandemic coming. No doubt just in time for the fall elections so that mail-in drop boxes can be used again. Rats will do absolutely any and everything to hold on to power.
No, he should not. A politician banning the vax is no different than mandating it.
Liberty
Tell them to have the pediatrician reference the exact study he’s basing his pro-vax opinion on. Tell them to not just accept “well, the CDC says so,” but to ask for what anyone supporting vax is basing that opinion on. Then do a search for that study with words like “damages,” “unproven,” etc.
Also, those parents could ask the doctor for the statistics on Covid for kids that young. We all know that it’s not a risk, but make the doctor show the exact numbers.
CDC Director describes the rigorous science behind the COVID vaccines for kids.
I've been lazy about emailing my sister and some other people about not having their kids get vaxxed. I'm not going to procrastinate anymore, and do it today.
The push to vaccinate children six months to five years should raise red flags on both pro and anti vaxers. Hopefully this push will cause many pro vaxers question the motives behind the entire program.
Bless you!..Thanks!
Parents give mixed reaction to getting children 5 and under vaccinated
Related interesting bit. The story comes from this website...
...scroll down to find it. But redirects to an outlet called the National Desk, and cnycentral.com doesn't let the reader know it's a redirect.
Just checked. None if the CoupFlu reporting ghats up there right now is produced by anyone from Upstate NY.
As for Publix...
Liability issues couldn’t have been the reason for this. Thanks to the PREP Act, Publix has none.
The only thing I can think is that the people running it are terrified of the damage to the brand that would be done if any kids are injured/killed by a vaxx given at one of their stores.
Note to Publix: Good call
And get a load of this weasel wordage...
...One thing that is clear is that the condition is not linked to COVID-19 vaccination: only a handful of the children in the United Kingdom who developed hepatitis had been vaccinated....
Bote that being born to and/or breast fed by a vaxxed mom is not ruled out.
And no discussion of the possible role of an adenovirus vectored CoupFlu vaxx.
Thx and BTTT!
Researchers are ‘vexed’, again. 🙃
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