The Florida Department of Health in Flagler County (DOH-Flagler) moves into a new phase of vaccination efforts this week with additional sites, a lowered age requirement and a process that allows the “medically vulnerable” to be vaccinated with a form signed by their physician.
More groups are eligible to receive vaccines per the Governor’s Executive Order 20-315, as amended by Executive Orders 21-46 and 21-47. These groups include:
• Long-term care facility residents and staff;
• Persons 60 years of age and older;
• Health care personnel with direct patient contact;
• K-12 school employees 50 years of age and older;
• Law enforcement officers and firefighters 50 years of age and older; and
How local churches will hold Ash Wednesday during the pandemic
23ABCâs Kristin Vartan spoke to two local churches about their plans to hold Ash Wednesday safely during the pandemic.
You may recognize when itâs Ash Wednesday by the cross of ashes on a personâs forehead. There are churches in town still offering the service, even if it takes on a new format. Local church officials told 23ABC s Kristin Vartan that even if the ashes aren t as visible this year, here s how the service can still be powerful while being performed safely during a pandemic.
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Health officials in Flagler County are expecting another shipment of COVID-19 vaccines next week, according to a news release from the health department.