Orchestrated effort in Palm Beach County to get people vaccinated in Black communities There is false narrative going around, pastor says
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and last updated 2021-05-13 13:16:45-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Vaccine hesitancy is an issue across many communities as we aim to reach herd immunity.
Health care workers are partnering with pastors, doctors, nurses organizations and everyday citizens to educate communities on COVID-19 vaccine safety.
In Palm Beach County, there is an orchestrated effort to get Black communities vaccinated.
Dr. Tony F. Drayton, the pastor of St. James Church in Riviera Beach and congregation organizer with Faith in Florida, is helping dispel myths.
Masks will be optional in Palm Beach County schools, board member suggests May 13, 2021 at 1:26 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 2:46 PM
A longtime Palm Beach County School Board member on Thursday suggested that face masks will be optional inside schools very soon.
Speaking to a group of parents who want the School District of Palm Beach County s mask mandate to end, board member Marcia Andrews said Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy is planning to make an announcement later on Thursday. The superintendent is making an announcement today, this afternoon. And he s making some changes, Andrews said. He s heard the board.
The group called Unmask Palm Beach County Kids has collected 7,000 signatures through an
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Orchestrated effort to get Black communities vaccinated May 13, 2021 at 12:26 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 8:56 PM
Vaccine hesitancy is an issue across many communities as we aim to reach herd immunity.
Health care workers are partnering with pastors, doctors, nurses organizations and everyday citizens to educate communities on COVID-19 vaccine safety.
In Palm Beach County, there is an orchestrated effort to get Black communities vaccinated.
WPTV town hall on COVID-19 vaccinations in the Black community
Dr. Tony F. Drayton, the pastor of St. James Church in Riviera Beach and congregation organizer with Faith in Florida, is helping dispel myths. There is a false narrative going around. There is rhetoric, all kinds of conspiracy theories, Drayton said.
Masks will be optional for Palm Beach County students next school year May 13, 2021 at 4:11 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 6:06 PM
Face masks will be optional for Palm Beach County students next school year, Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy announced on Thursday.
In a letter to students, parents, guardians, and school district staff members, Fennoy said he made the decision because of the downward trend in the positivity rate in Palm Beach County, the increasing availability of the COVID-19 vaccine for adults and children, as well as a recommendation from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to end mask mandates in schools.
Fennoy said facial coverings will be mandatory on school campuses and buses for the remainder of the current school year, which ends on June 18. In addition, masks will be mandatory during next month s high school graduation ceremonies, as well as during Summer School.