COVID vaccine live updates: What you should know in South Florida on Thursday, Jan. 7 Michelle Marchante, The Miami Herald
Jan. 7 COVID-19 vaccines are now available in South Florida, and the rules on who can get a shot, where and when can be confusing.
Here s what you need to know:
What s new today? Miami-Dade will begin vaccinating people 65 and over at an appointment-only site, using leftover doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that had been partially reserved for a county fire department that ended up not using most of its allotment. Appointments became available online Thursday afternoon at miamidade.gov/vaccine. Slots filled up within 20 minutes at the most.
The death of Dr. Gregory Michael, a Miami-Beach obstetrician, could be the first linked to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Health officials from Florida and the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention are investigating what role, if any, the vaccine played in his death.
Bidding for the construction of the new complex is expected to start next month.
Plans to build a new jail complex in Miami-Dade County, to the tune of more than $400 million, continue to move forward despite objections from activist groups.
The bidding process for constructing the new complex is expected to start as soon as January, the Miami-Dade mayor’s office told WLRN. A final vote for the project is expected to come before the Miami-Dade County commission in the spring.
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