Vaccines pouring back into Palm Beach County after Publix snafu
A week after Palm Beach County commissioners blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis for shutting off the county’s supply of coronavirus vaccines, it appears the spigot has been turned back on.
In addition to the 5,000 doses that were sent to the county health department this week, another 4,000 were delivered to its separate tax-financed health care district after commissioners complained that all of the county’s vaccines had been diverted to Publix.
In addition, another 6,000 are to be dispatched so vaccination sites can be set up in communities and other areas convenient to seniors, said Commissioner Melissa McKinlay.
Gov. Ron DeSantis fired a shot across the bow of Silicon Valley Tuesday, proposing a bill that he said would crack down on social media companies, accusing them of censoring conservatives. "They may come after someone that thinks like me tomorrow they may come after someone that thinks like you," DeSantis said in a news conference. "In a matter of hours, a business can be dismantles, a community of friends and colleagues canceled, and even a.
Study reveals a deep digital health divide within the older population
The COVID-19 pandemic is a great example of the importance of access to the Internet and to digital health information. Unfortunately, historical disparities in health care appear to be reflected in computer ownership, access to the Internet and use of digital health information. However, few studies have qualitatively explored reasons for digital health information disparity, especially in older adults.
A study led by Florida Atlantic University s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing in collaboration with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, examined the extent of computer ownership, Internet access, and digital health information use in older (ages 60 and above) African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, Hispanic Americans and European Americans. They quantitatively identified factors related to electronic device ownership, Internet access, and digital health informatio
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