A winter storm leaving behind icy roads, power outages and dangerously low temperatures from the Southwest to the Canadian border has a shipment of coronavirus vaccines to Florida, according to the state’s top emergency official.
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Hello and welcome to Tuesday.
The daily rundown Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 3,615 (nearly 0.2 percent), to 1,830,988; active hospitalizations went up by 3 to 4,676; deaths rose by 155 (0.5 percent) to 28,934; Floridians vaccinated with at least one dose is 2,387,350.
COVID vaccine live updates: What you should know in South Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 16 Michelle Marchante, The Miami Herald
Feb. 16 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? Florida s emergency chief is stepping down. Jared Moskowitz, a former lawmaker from Broward County, has led the state s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 40-year-old director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management says he wants to spend more time with family. If you re looking for a COVID vaccine, beware of scams. Did the person who called offering to set up your vaccine appointment ask for money or Medicare information? Was the call unexpected because you didn t think you were in one of the groups now being vaccinated in Florida? Then put your Florida Fraud detector glasses on it might very well be a scam, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody