Florida's Surgeon General said social distancing is 'the new normal' until there's a vaccine. He was then escorted out of the press conference.

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• "Until we get a vaccine, which is a while off, this is going to be our new normal," Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees said at a press conference on Monday.
• Experts believe it will be at least a year, if not 18 months, before a vaccine for COVID-19 is available.
• After making the remark, Rivkees was led out of the press conference by a spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a close ally of US President Donald Trump.
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Florida residents should get used to wearing masks in public and avoiding groups of 10 or more until a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is available, state Surgeon General Scott Rivkees said Monday.

An appointee of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rivkees was then led out of the press conference before answering any further questions, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

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