COVID vaccine live updates: What you should know in South Florida on Friday, Feb. 12 Michelle Marchante, The Miami Herald
Feb. 12 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? A University of Central Florida student in Orlando has the more contagious COVID-19 variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom. The B.1.1.7 variant, or the UK variant, is believed to be more contagious and slightly deadlier. Walmart says it made a mistake by allowing Florida residents under 65 with certain at risk conditions book COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Florida only allows hospital providers to vaccinate anyone it considers to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19, regardless of age. But the company apparently plans to honor those appointments.
Three years after Parkland massacre, what has student activism changed?
While some involved in the post-Parkland activism believe thereâs been a lot of progress since 2018, they still concede there is a long road ahead to tear gun manufacturers away from politics.
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Manuel Oliver, father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, unveils a traveling mural of a Parkland postcard with images depicting the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The event at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla. was part of a âShamecardsâ campaign to push for anti-gun violence legislation, three years after the school shooting on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. [ Miami Herald ]
Tampaâs University Mall COVID-19 vaccine site clogged by long lines, seniors turned away
Some seniors reported waiting hours in line at the state-supported vaccination site.
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Motorists wait in line to enter a COVID-19 vaccination site at the University Mall parking garage in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The traffic was backed up for at least one mile onto Fowler Street. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Feb. 12
TAMPA â Confusion and long lines marred vaccinations Thursday at the state-supported site at University Mall, where people waited for hours and some seniors were turned away before they could get their second dose.
The line of idling cars stretched more than two miles at one point, the latest illustration of how Floridaâs vaccine rollout over the past two months has gone awry. The unprecedented logistical challenge to give Floridians access to the vaccines has continuously been hindered by unclear, contradictory or changing distribution