By Joel Malkin
Feb 2, 2021
Crews are preparing the South Florida Fairgrounds for a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, but nobody s sure when it will open, even though the goal is next Monday.
Palm Beach County says they will be able to vaccinate 7,000 people per day at the site, but they need to start getting enough doses first.
Workers were seen on Monday, lining cones up in the north end parking lot near a newly erected white tent.
The mini South Florida Fair wrapped up there on Sunday and officials with the fairgrounds said they were contacted by the county to see if they had availability of land to host a vaccine center.
The decision sidelines the publicly funded county Health Department from battling the biggest public health crisis in 100 years. Apparently, its role is done when its dwindling doses are used up, probably within a week. The department has to scrap plans for setting up mass vaccination sites when new doses become available, using locations like the South Florida Fairgrounds and FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. It had planned to send mobile units to low-income areas, and to offer shots in municipal fire departments.
On Tuesday, commissioners let their anger fly. “I’m absolutely, absolutely disgusted that the governor of this state has 100% taken the authority to administer the vaccination program out of the hands of the public health department and given that authority to a corporate entity,” said Commissioner Melissa McKinlay.
Rhinos, Rodeo, fair, Mutt derby, and exploration of the Palm Beaches hidden spaces
5 Fun Things to do this Weekend
Palm Beach Kennel Club
The Mutt Derby Round 2 will take place at Palm Beach Kennel Club on Jan. 30, 2021 beginning at 11:30 a.m.
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JUPITER, Fla. â Plenty of socially distant things to do outside this weekend including rhinos, rodeo, fair, Mutt Derby, and the exploration of the Palm Beaches hidden spaces.
On Saturday, Jan. 30 Lion Country Safari is hosting a birthday party for a rare South white rhino named Elna. The venue will place enrichments out around noon that look like birthday presents. Guests should arrive around 11 a.m. to get to the zebra and rhino area out on safari. One year ago she weighed 100 lbs. but a year later she weighs around 1100 lbs. WPTV NewsChannel 5 did witness Elna throwing two full-sized rhinos out of her pre-party on Thursday. She wanted her enrichments of hay all to herself.
Seafood, lasers, laughs, and the Mini-Fair round out this weekend s activities
5 Fun Things to Do This Weekend
This weekend laughs fill the Improv, the South Florida Mini-Fair continues, lasers, seafood, and more round out the Five Fun Things To Do This Weekend list.
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JUPITER, Fla. â This weekend laughs fill the Improv, the South Florida Mini-Fair continues, lasers, seafood and more round out the Five Fun Things To Do This Weekend list.
1) Comedian Jeremy Piven - Wet Palm Beach
Jeremy Piven is best known for his role in the HBO series
Entourage, which aired for eight seasons. Now a household name, Piven has gone on to star in several other tv shows and movies. Piven will perform five shows (Thursday - Saturday) at the Palm Beach Improv, with
A day after the Manatee County Fair opened its gates in the city of Palmetto on Florida's west coast, the annual South Florida Fair is opening in West Palm Beach. But this one is smaller than the usual fair.