DeSantis: Vaccine eligibility age dropping soon to 55

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference following the State of the State address during the joint session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on March 2. (IVY CEBALLO/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference following the State of the State address during the joint session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on March 2. (IVY CEBALLO/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that after the state makes people 60 and older eligible for the covid vaccine on Monday, it will soon lower the age to 55 and then probably open it up to the res…