By Joel Malkin
Dec 16, 2020
Once the coronavirus vaccine is available to the general public, not everyone will be lining up to get a shot. They ve done some polls and they show that the African-American community is very leery of the vaccine.
Palm Beach County Health Director Dr. Alina Alonso says she s reaching out to leaders in the local minority communities to try and come up with ways to convince residents that they can feel safe in getting vaccinated.
She says one way to do that is to lead by example. I will take the vaccine without any hesitation. I know that there s a lot of unknowns and this is a new vaccine, but I think we need to stand up and say we re going to take the vaccine so that people can believe us.
State senator disappointed Palm Beach County not included in initial vaccine distribution
State senator disappointed Palm Beach County not included in initial vaccine distribution By WPTV | December 16, 2020 at 7:45 AM EST - Updated December 16 at 10:41 AM
As Floridians continue tracking the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in the community, one state senator said she is disappointed Palm Beach County was not one of the first to receive it.
State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, represents parts of Palm Beach County. She said she will get the COVID-19 vaccine when it is her turn in line. We were disappointed in Palm Beach County that we weren t one of the first five hospitals to get them, Berman said. I have spoken with the Director of Emergency Management Jared Moskowitz and he has informed me that he thinks within the next week or so they will expand that list and Palm Beach County will be on the list. We have one of the highest numbers of elderly populations in our ar
State senator disappointed Palm Beach County not part of initial vaccine distribution
Palm Beach County likely next in line to get it
Given the county s high senior population, one state senator says she is disappointed Palm Beach County was not one of the first to receive the vaccine.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â As Floridians continue tracking the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in the community, one state senator said she is disappointed Palm Beach County was not one of the first to receive it.
State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, represents parts of Palm Beach County. She said she will get the COVID-19 vaccine when it is her turn in line.