LEESBURG Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that Florida will soon lower the age requirement for COVID-19 vaccine access.
During his press conference from the Florida State Capitol, DeSantis said the age eligibility for the vaccine will be reduced to include individuals aged 60 and older beginning on March 15.
With this latest change, Floridians eligible to get a coronavirus vaccine: long-term care facility residents and staff, residents aged 60 and older, frontline health care workers, and law enforcement officers, K-12 school personnel, and firefighters ages 50 and up.
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Introduction
In the winter of 1946, Perkins Pringle boarded the first leg of a 950-mile train ride from Durant, Mississippi, to Akron, Ohio the Rubber Capital of the World. He initially stayed with his Uncle Erich and found work at the twenty-five thousand-acre Ravenna Arsenal, which stockpiled ammunition and machinery during World War II. Eight years after his arrival, he ended up at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in the sooty mill room where workers mixed raw rubber with carbon black, or lamp black, which made tires strong and dark. He then moved to the tube room, the rubber shop, and eventually the tire tread shop, making it a point to learn every job there within six months.
Friday, February 26, 2021 by Danielle Prieur (WMFE)
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The Florida Department of Health reported 5,922 new coronavirus cases on Friday.
That brings the total number of cases in the state to close to 1,900,000 since the start of the pandemic.
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and analyzed by NPR, the average daily caseload over the past week was around 6,080 cases.
That represents a one percent decrease in daily cases compared to last week and a 22 percent decrease compared with two weeks ago.
LEESBURG The Florida Department of Health in Sumter County received additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week over prior allocations, with 10,000 first doses and 1,000 second doses.
The health department will also receive an additional 6,700 second doses today. Additional doses of the vaccine have been distributed in part to The Villages Hospital, Florida Cancer Specialists and Langley Health Services.
Meanwhile, vaccination efforts continue in Lake County at two sites and Global Medical Response continues to operate a a vaccine site in Sumterville.
While the GMR has been operating at Lake Sumter State College, the provider will soon change locations.
GMR will move to St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Wildwood on March 8, which will support an expansion of vaccination throughput. GMR will contact patients scheduled for March 8 and beyond to ensure a smooth transition between locations.
At the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, there will be a 12:10 p.m. Mass and another at 5 p.m. that will be streamed live. The church will open at 11 a.m.
Church leaders at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in west Houston plan to follow their planned schedule, but were understanding of the circumstances facing parishioners. We will also distribute ashes at the Sunday Mass this coming weekend, the first Sunday of Advent, for those of you who did not receive them Wednesday, Father William Bueche said in a notice on the church s website.
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is offering four celebrations Wednesday at 6:45 a.m., 8:05 a.m., 12:10 p.m., and 6 p.m.