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Critics: Doctor’s note for vaccine unfairly penalizing poor – ActionNewsJax.com
Critics in Florida say a doctor’s signature required for some people to get vaccinated is adding onerous barriers for some eligible residents, especially low-income…
FORT LAUDEDALE, Fla. — (AP) Claes Bell repeatedly called his doctor, leaving multiple messages and emails, desperate to get him to sign a state form to allow Bell to get a COVID-19 vaccine before traveling to be at his father’s bedside after heart surgery.
But the 39-year-old, who suffers from hypertension, said he couldnt get through to his doctor and eventually called a private, 24-hour emergency doctors network where he paid $45 for a virtual consult with a doctor who signed the form.
I wasnt…
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