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Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.1.21
With apologies to the late, great
Tim Russert ⦠The top three issues facing the 2021 Florida Legislature are COVID, COVID, COVID.
Itâs no surprise that just about everything that will happen during the 60-day Session will be directly or indirectly related to the pandemic or influenced by the countless ways it has changed life in our state.
From health care policy to the budget, from education policy to the environment, the Session will seem like all COVID-19, all the time. Even where legislation doesnât directly link to COVID-19 â say, school choice â lawmakers will be factoring in what it will cost in a pandemic-battered economy or how it will help kids whose schooling was turned upside down.
Updated Mar. 1
People under age 65 who have prior conditions that put them at risk to the coronavirus could soon receive vaccines outside hospitals after a quiet executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis late Friday.
The order says that physicians, advance practice registered nurses and pharmacists can vaccinate a person deemed extremely vulnerable by their physician. Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, said he confirmed with emergency management director Jared Moskowitz that the new order means people under age 65, with certain medical conditions, can get vaccines at pharmacies. It was not immediately clear what conditions might apply or what locations would be participating.
There is a limited vaccination opportunity for senior citizens and health care workers this Monday. There are currently around 20 spots left for a vaccination site planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Misión Peniel in Immokalee. You must be a resident of Immokalee, Plantation, Chokoloskee or Everglades City aged 65 or older […]
By Joel Malkin
Mar 1, 2021
A Florida lawmaker says help is coming for communities of color in the form of the American Rescue Plan.
South Florida Democrat Congresswoman Lois Frankel says President Biden s $1.9 Trillion package comes with aid for those most at risk to COVID-19. There s going to be millions of dollars more for testing in schools and underserved populations.billions to address health disparities and protect the vulnerable populations.
Frankel on Monday hosted a virtual roundtable on what she called the underlying health and social inequities that put many minority groups at increased risk of dying from the coronavirus.
The bill passed the House over the weekend and is now before the Senate.