Special to the Tallahassee Democrat
The Florida Department of Health in Leon County (DOH Leon) recognizes April 24-May 1 as World Immunization Week, and is reminding parents that is not too early for children entering kindergarten or 7th grade in the 2021-2022 school year to receive vaccinations required for school entry or attendance.
DOH Leon is committed to boosting childhood vaccination rates in our community and helping families who may have fallen behind get back on track with their vaccines.
“While the world focuses on critically important new vaccines to protect against COVID-19, there remains a need to ensure routine vaccinations are not missed,” said DOH Leon Health Officer Claudia Blackburn.
The Leon County Health Department will relocate its COVID-19 vaccination site to the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, effective Monday, May 3.
The relocation to an indoor site will help healthcare workers and residents going for a vaccination to avoid increasing seasonal temperatures, humidity and unpredictable thunderstorms.
The department says existing appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine will be honored at the new site.
“We know that through May and the summer months, the weather will be getting too warm for our staff, volunteers, and partners to be safely outside while our patients are in their cars,” Leon Health Officer Claudia Blackburn said in a statement.
As of January 1st in Leon County, 12 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at least two weeks after receiving their second dose, classifying them as breakthrough cases.
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In a series of tweets, the agency warned residents to take shelter and that the warning was in effect until noon ET. The strong line of storms moving along the Florida Big Bend continues to push eastward. Areas east of Decatur (GA), Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla Counties should anticipate wind damage from either strong gusts or a tornado, the NWS wrote. Take shelter now! Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm and Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM until 2:45 PM EDT, it tweeted just a couple of minutes later.
State Fire Martial Jimmy Patronis receives COVID-19 vaccine at Tallahassee Fire Department
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis received his COVID-19 vaccine this Tuesday morning.
He is among the 1,300 people to get vaccinated daily by the Leon County Health Department.
Patronis praised the work of the Tallahassee Fire Department for giving out 23,000 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines since the end of December. The one thing that I was surprised to learn is how well prepared our first responders were, as they already had pandemic training embedded in the curriculum when they trained to learn their job, said Patronis. So from day one, these men and women have been prepared to handle this mission.