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Brevard County commissioners OK adding Omni for COVID-19 vaccine contract
Read full article: Brevard County commissioners OK adding Omni for COVID-19 vaccine contractBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – County commissioners on Tuesday approved contracting with physician group Omni Healthcare to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine — if allocations reach a level higher than the Florida Department of Health drive-thru site in Viera can handle. “What we’re asking for may not ever happen,” Omni Healthcare President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Craig Deligdish told commissioners. Under a revised proposal the county received on March 10, Deligdish said Omni would not charge Brevard County to administer vaccines at its locations. In January, Omni secured 2,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the state Division of Emergency Management and Department of Health. “It is my opinion this is not needed,” Burns said, adding the that county already has the resources to administer the vaccine without adding Omni to the mix.