Who got the COVID-19 vaccine in Orange County when it first rolled out?
Orange County COVID-19 vaccine data shows disparities by ZIP code
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A breakdown of vaccinations by ZIP code shows a disparity among those who received COVID-19 shots during the initial weeks of the vaccine roll out.
According to numbers obtained by News 6 from the Florida Department of Health, 248,405 people received at least one shot between Dec. 16, 2020, and March 8, 2021.
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FDOH hasn’t released any more ZIP code data beyond March 8 or for any other county.
According to the data it did release, the Orange County communities seeing the most vaccinated people by March 8 included Zellwood with 89% of its population at least partially vaccinated.
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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is criticizing an executive order from Governor Ron DeSantis limiting local government emergency orders relating to COVID-19.
In a statement, Demings said the Governor’s actions were “part of a larger partisan strategy by the Republican Party to usurp the authority of Democrat-led urban counties and cities across America.”
“We expect better from the governor of Florida.”
He said he’ll review the county’s statutory authority and “respond accordingly” to the executive order.
Demings said the governor had been slow to respond to the pandemic, leaving mayors to step in to keep residents safe.
The highly-contagious COVID-19 variant that hammered the United Kingdom months ago has caused its first known fatality in Orange County, state health officer Dr. Raul Pino revealed Thursday during a press briefing about the coronavirus pandemic.
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