No. 2 - Frustration was being expressed by some Broward residents who thought they had made it through the Department of Health website and scheduled their appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine shot, but showed up to find out they wouldn’t be injected.
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Broward Mayor Steve Geller said residents are reaching out to him pleading for help. Some are asking for special treatment, which he emphasized doesn’t exist. The Department of Health is asking for patience from the public and says those people who had appointments will get a phone call or an email. As to when the website is going to be up and taking appointments again, the department says just keep checking. Geller believes some seniors may have gotten higher expectations that what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis actually communicated when he spoke about the vaccines being given.
(As of December 22, 2020)
Congress passed the $900 Billion
COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (“COVIDTRA” or “the Act”) as part of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, on December 21, 2020. As of this writing, President Donald J. Trump has not yet signed the Act into law. COVIDTRA extends and modifies several provisions first enacted in the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, as amended (“CARES Act”), Congress’ $2.2 trillion pandemic relief act that was passed in March 2020.
Below is a summary of certain provisions of COVIDTRA. Note that the portions of the Act concerning renewed funding for the P
aycheck Protection Program (PPP), including the availability of second-time loans to certain businesses, is addressed in our separate blog,