Chuck Henry, health officer for the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, told county commissioners Wednesday morning that the state is working on several pilot reservation systems that are supposed to be ready soon. The project, he said, has been delayed because of technical difficulties.
Henry said that locally the county is looking at using Everbridge, which is already used for emergency response.
That system would allow residents to use the phone or a computer to register. People are then placed in an “electronic line” and when vaccines come in, those in line can be pulled from the top of the list.
COVID vaccine task force aims for 40 sites in Black communities by end of month
“This is not rocket science. It can’t be short-term; it has to be long-term,” the group s leader said.
A statewide task force on fast tracking access to COVID vaccines in minority communities now has an ambitious action plan.
Topping the goals: Designating a minimum of 40 vaccination venues in the northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast parts of the state by Jan. 31.
Ultimately, the Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Task Force – chaired by the Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. of Tallahassee – is to get 60-70% of communities of color vaccinated by the end of 2021.
Registered nurse La Tanya Forbes, right, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by RN Cheryl Birmingham, left, at Memorial Healthcare System, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Miramar.
The panel is enlisting faith leaders, HBCU presidents, elected officials and others to advocate for the vaccine in minority communities.
A statewide task force is aiming to get at least 60% of people of color to get the coronavirus vaccine.
The Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Task Force is enlisting faith leaders, historically Black college and university presidents, elected officials and others to advocate for the vaccine in minority communities.
“Every American deserves equal access to the vaccine, and we cannot get our economy working unless we get the coronavirus under control. Too many lives have been lost,” U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, a member of the task force, said in an email to WJCT News.
Registered nurse La Tanya Forbes, right, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by RN Cheryl Birmingham, left, at Memorial Healthcare System, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Miramar, Fla.
A North Florida Congressman says we must listen to science and take these necessary steps to contain the virus.
A statewide taskforce is aiming to get at least 60% of people of color to get the coronavirus vaccine.
The Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Taskforce is enlisting faith leaders, historically Black college and university presidents, elected officials and others to advocate for the vaccine in minority communities.
“Every American deserves equal access to the vaccine, and we cannot get our economy working unless we get the coronavirus under control. Too many lives have been lost,” North Florida Congressman Al Lawson, D-FL5, a member of the taskforce, said in an email to WJCT News. “We must listen to science and take these necess
Tallahassee hospitals begin administering COVID-19 vaccines
TMH and CRMC now administering COVID-19 vaccines
Tallahassee is joining places worldwide in giving out COVID-19 vaccinations, with more than 11,000 vials of the vaccine being distributed to healthcare workers.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Tallahassee is joining places worldwide in giving out COVID-19 vaccinations, with more than 11,000 vials of the vaccine being distributed to healthcare workers.
On Wednesday, Capital Regional Medical Center vaccinated close to 30 people with the Moderna vaccine. The hospital plans to administer 175 vaccinations a day until its 2,400 doses run out.
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare received 6,700 doses, and the hospital has to share some of those vaccines with other community clinics like Bond Community Clinic and Neighborhood First.