1 week ago Share The open-house style event scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. June 17 at the Hidden Trails Community Center in Daytona North will connect residents to Flagler County departments. by: Julie Murphy Flagler County Public Information Officer
Flagler County’s departments of Fire Rescue, Emergency Management, and Growth Management will resume its community outreach program in June after more than a year long pause, as COVID-19 killed the best laid plans for 2020.
The open-house style event scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. June 17 at the Hidden Trails Community Center in Daytona North will provide information about the various programs and services available to residents.
The importance of doing this is ending the fear in the workplace, said Vice Chair Joe Mullins. People are scared to go back to work, which has caused a shortage of labor. I went to a restaurant the other day and they only had two servers, only half the restaurant was full but they couldn t sit anymore people.
However, economists and local business owners have blamed the labor shortage on extended unemployment benefits and stimulus payments.
Throughout the pandemic, the county never instituted a mask mandate, so an official motion wasn t required for the change. The agenda item, and resulting decision, was more of a blessing to change the signage, according to Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord.
Where Flagler County stands
As of Tuesday morning, 80% of residents over the age of 65 in Flagler County and 43.7% of all residents in the county have received at least one vaccine, according to Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord. My recommendation has been when we reach 50% of our population vaccinated, we could relax some of the requirements, Lord said.
An additional 7,000 residents would need to be vaccinated to reach a 50% rate, according to Lord.
Over the last seven days, around 1,800 Flagler County residents received a vaccine; if vaccine administration continues at that rate, it would take a month to reach 50%.
Bob Snyder, administrator for the Florida Department of Health - Flagler, said the county has not yet reached the point of herd immunity.
6 hours ago Share by: Julie Murphy Flagler County Public Information Officer
Flagler Health+ (formerly Flagler Hospital) is bringing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination to Flagler County for a one-time opportunity for anyone at least 16 years old to be vaccinated on April 23. Appointments are required, as is a return visit for a second dose on May 14.
“The main difference between the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and the Moderna vaccine that has been offered in our community since December is that residents aged 16 years old, and older, are eligible to receive this vaccine,” said County Administrator Jerry Cameron. “It is very generous of Flagler Health(+) to provide this service to its neighboring county to the south.”