Dr. Stephen Bickel.
Last Updated: January 24, 4:30 p.m.
Here’s the third installment of FlaglerLive’s “Ask the Doctor” column by Dr. Stephen Bickel, the medical director at the Flagler and Volusia Counties Health Departments. Below are his answers to some two dozen new questions submitted in the past week, including a dozen quite specific questions about the coronavirus vaccine and other issues.
Dr. Bickel answers those first 14 questions are answered individually in the first group segment. [The name of the person asking the question is included in brackets, if the person has granted permission to be named.]
Dr. Bickel, featured almost weekly on WNZF’s Free For All Friday program since last March to update the community on the coronavirus pandemic and answer questions, will be doing so on a rolling basis here. The questions don’t have to be limited to the pandemic.
Guest: COVID-19 vaccine update from State Representative Stevenson
Florida House District 17
I wanted to provide an update to local Historic City News subscribers and share some links where you can obtain information about COVID-19, including when and where you can get vaccines in St. Johns County and other counties in Florida.
Stevenson said that the state and county health departments have the capacity to distribute more vaccines than they are; however, they are distributing all vaccines that they are receiving. Furthermore, many healthcare providers are now assisting in the distribution in Florida.
“Please remember that there are many people trying to register currently for a limited number of vaccines. This is a historic mass vaccination effort,” Stevenson said. “It is going to take some time to vaccinate everyone who wants to be vaccinated. Until you can receive your vaccination, please continue to follow the safety protocols that are in place for everyone’s pr
Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz addressing the the newly created House Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee today. (House video via Florida Channel)
Two additional Flagler County residents have died of Covid-19, the Flagler Department of Health is reporting, raising the county’s total to 52 since April 1 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to infect local residents at a record pace. The positivity rate was close to 15 percent over the past 14 days, with 115 cases confirmed just today and Wednesday.
In a day of rapid developments, Bob Snyder, who heads the state-controlled Flagler County Health Department, said he expects some more doses next week, but he doesn’t know how many, and that second doses will be made available to those who are eligible for them, as a priority.