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Florida A&M finalizes plan to start distributing COVID vaccines
FAMU plans to start distributing COVID vaccines Feb. 25
Source: CNN
and last updated 2021-02-16 18:14:46-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Tallahassee s universities continue their commitment to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccine site at Florida A&M University s Al Lawson Center will open next Thursday.
Through online registrations and walk-ups, FAMU will administer 200 doses a day. Twenty-eight days from opening, the site will receive 400 doses in order to handle the first and second doses.
FAMU Director of Health Services Tanya Tatum says opening the clinic on the southside is just one step they re taking to get people vaccinated in our minority communities. Tatum says they re continuing efforts to make sure African Americans are educated about the vaccine.
Tallahassee 3-year-old recovers from life-threatening heart defect
For Heart Health Awareness Month, ABC 27 is introducing you to a local girl who beat the odds.
and last updated 2021-02-17 09:30:40-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Each year, more than 40,000 babies are born with a congenital heart defect, making it the leading cause of death for infants.
For Heart Health Awareness Month, ABC 27 is introducing you to a local girl who beat the odds.
Halie Pullen describes the moment she found out her baby, Emerson, had a heart defect. It was scary,â said Pullen. Although she was perfect and looked beautiful, there was a small hole in her heart.
The Capital of Non-Profits: Elevating Our Community and Its Economy
Local nonprofit leaders from the Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excellence (INIE), Council On Culture & Arts (COCA), and United Partners For Human Services (UPHS) will host this virtual town hall to reveal the findings of a recent local survey on the Big Bend community’s awareness of the significant role and impact that nonprofits have on our local economy.
Dr. Karen Cypers, Ph.D., partner and Vice President of Research at Sachs Media, will present the survey and its results, followed by a moderated conversation with nonprofit leaders about the sector’s role in the community, myths and misconceptions uncovered by the survey, and how nonprofits can continue to serve as engines of local vitality and economy growth.
COVID-19 hospitalization rates begin to decline in Leon County
While a downward trend does not mean we re in the clear, Dr. Trey Blake with CRMC believes this is a good place to be.
and last updated 2021-02-04 18:06:51-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Cases in Leon County have been on a steady decline since Jan. 17, where we saw the percentage of positive cases hit 9.34.
That number is down to 8.53 percent. Now local health experts feel the county is on the right track to see those numbers continue to drop.
Currently, 110 people are in Leon County hospitals according to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. The hospital ICU bed capacity is at 6.9 percent.