Lawyers squared off before U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday in Tampa in the state s challenge of the CDC s conditional sailing order.
The U.S. government says the state of Florida has no legal right to force the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to reopen the cruise line business at the nation’s seaports.
Lawyers representing the state and federal government squared off before U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday in Tampa on Wednesday after Florida sued the CDC and Department of Health and Human Services.
The state claims a CDC conditional order for cruise lines to resume sailings is “unlawful,” taking too long and creating widespread economic harm.
Virginia Beach –Virginia Beach Convention Center
Newport News –13771 Warwick Boulevard in the former Sherwood Shopping Center
Hampton – Hampton Coliseum
To schedule an appointment at these or other vaccination sites in Virginia, go to vaccinate.virginia.gov or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-829-4682). The call center hours will change on Monday, May 17, to 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays.
At CVCs, adolescents must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian and be accompanied by a parent, guardian or someone acting in the place of a guardian to receive a vaccine. Additionally, sites run by the Virginia Department of Health require the parent or guardian verbally confirm a minor’s date of birth; however, other providers may require additional proof of age.
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Children ages 12 to 15 can now get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at all Contra Costa County-operated clinics, the County announced today, after the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) recommended the vaccine for use in the younger age group.
Previously, the vaccine was approved for people ages 16 and older.
“The County has already begun working with the Contra Costa County Office of Education, local school districts and Kaiser Permanente to host vaccination clinics at various middle schools and high schools in the coming weeks,” County officials said.
Nearly 700,000 county residents ages 16 and over have received at least one dose of vaccine thus far. About 65,000 residents in Contra Costa fall between ages 12-15.
Vaccination providers around Virginia are now administering the Pfizer shot to anyone age 12 and older.
The state’s vaccine coordinator, Doctor Danny Avula, said it’s still important to get children vaccinated, even though they’re less likely to develop severe cases of COVID-19. The fact that they get mild or asymptomatic disease in some ways makes it more possible for them to spread COVID, Avula said during a call with reporters Thursday.
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Avula said there are individual and community benefits to getting kids vaccinated because they’re less likely to contract or spread COVID-19. He also noted that fully vaccinated people don’t have to quarantine after an exposure to COVID-19. The fact that they don’t have to be out of school for 7 to 14 days, the fact that they don’t have to be out of sports teams or games for 7 to 14 days, all of those provide really practical benefits.
Alluvion Health is preparing to host another vaccination clinic
Alluvion Health is preparing to host another vaccination clinic
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GREAT FALLS â With people as young as 12 now eligible to receive Pfizerâs COVID vaccine, Alluvion Health in Great Falls is preparing to host a vaccine clinic.
Alluvion plans to partner with the Cascade City-County Health Department to offer vaccines to people from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, May 21 at the Montana ExpoPark.
They expect to have least 1,500 doses available. The Pfizer vaccine is given in two shots. People who receive their first shot at the May 21st event will receive their second shot on Friday, June 11th.