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The full press release is below.   COVID-19 coronavirus Update No. 270 Hillsborough County, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2021) – The public COVID-19 coronavirus testing site at the University of South Florida’s main campus in north Tampa has reopened. Testing there was temporarily suspended in November as campus operations transitioned through the holidays. The site is located in the parking lot adjacent to the USF Health Therapy (MDT) building, 3515 E. Fletcher Ave., and is open three days a week. In ad...

Benchmark Senior Living Launches Digital Platform to Improve, Personalize Resident Experience Benchmark Senior Living Launches Digital Platform to Improve, Personalize Resident Experience As part of Benchmark Senior Livings commitment to improve and personalize the resident experience, the company has become the first senior living provider in the Northeast to implement a digital platform that pinpoints residents interests to better match them to community programs and activities, and build re...

Office for Aging Services Director Urges Seniors Seeking COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments to Please be Patient MEDIA RELEASE FROM CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE MAYVILLE – Although adults aged 65 and up are a part of the 7.1 million residents in New York State who are eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine, many of these folks need assistance to navigate the vaccination scheduling system. “Office for Aging Services (OFAS) is already working to help Chautauqua County seniors make their ...

Posted on 226 The Honorable Lance Robertson, former US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Aging, has been named a director at Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets. Robertson, a US Army veteran who received 100% bipartisan confirmation from the Senate when appointed to his HHS position in 2017, will support Guidehouse’s full spectrum of lon...

Hillsborough County brings vaccines to senior communities Other Tampa Bay counties also are targeting areas with a high concentration of people 65 and older.     Nick Maleski, a paramedic based in the D.C. area who came down to administer the vaccine, prepares to vaccinate residents and staff by putting on PPE, at Gulf Shore Care Center, Dec. 18, 2020 in Pinellas Park. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ] Published Jan. 20 TAMPA — More than 80 residents of King’s Manor Apartments...

Skip to main content S.F. BART cop tries to help homeless, mentally ill and drug addicts. But navigating services is daunting FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 BART police Officers Eric Hofstein (right) and Nathan Young question a man on the Civic Center platform.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 BART police officer Eric Hofstein asks group of people on Market Street about a woman from Russia whose family is trying to contact her.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less ...

History was made last week when the San Francisco Board of Supervisors selected Shamann Walton, who represents District 10, to be its new president, the first Black man to take the powerful post. During their four-hour inaugural meeting January 8, board members spoke eloquently about the need to work together, and with the mayor, as the city confronts the global pandemic and the economic fallout from it. The suffering from COVID-19 and job losses is overwhelming, however, wed like to remind the...

Hillsborough County To Take Coronavirus Vaccines To Those In Need Patch 1/15/2021 © Hillsborough County Government https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/locations/san-lorenzo-terrace-ii-senior-nutrition-center HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — On Thursday, Hillsborough County began an aggressive new initiative to expand vaccination distribution to full- and part-time residents outside the countys current distribution area. The Targeted Vaccine Area initiative is a joint outreach effort to vaccin...

It's an effort to get the vaccine in the hands of seniors who are struggling to get to drive-through sites or making reservations.

History was made last week when the San Francisco Board of Supervisors selected Shamann Walton, who represents District 10, to be its new president, the first Black man to take the powerful post. During their four-hour inaugural meeting January 8, board members spoke eloquently about the need to work together, and with the mayor, as the city confronts the global pandemic and the economic fallout from it. The suffering from COVID-19 and job losses is overwhelming, however, wed like to remind the...