US sees more COVID-19 cases, fewer deaths as more young people are infected
Published: April 7, 2021 4:25 PM EDT
Updated: April 7, 2021 6:39 PM EDT
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“We have seen a slight upward curve recently, and we’re trying to suppress that as much as we can,” said Joseph Pepe, administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County.
“The reason why that’s a concern is we just had Easter holiday. And in Easter, you typically spend time with grandparents and other family members, so you run the risk of exposing those that are maybe more vulnerable,” he said.
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Last week, after finishing inoculations of some front-line hospital staff, Jupiter Medical Center was left with 40 doses of precious covid vaccine. So, officials offered shots to the South Florida hospital’s board of directors and their spouses over age 65.
But that decision sparked outrage among workers left unvaccinated, including those at one of the hospital s urgent care clinics, or who believe the hospital was currying favor with wealthy insiders before getting all its staffers protected, according to a hospital employee who spoke on the condition of not being named.
The move also prompted dozens of calls from donors looking to get vaccinated.
Hendry County frontline healthcare workers receive first dose of Moderna vaccine
CLEWISTON, Fla. – Frontline healthcare workers at Hendry Regional Medical Center received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
HRMC received 300 doses of the vaccine in its first shipment, however it expects more to continue to arrive in the coming months.
“We are excited to be able to offer our healthcare heroes the opportunity to be vaccinated; they have all been working diligently and selflessly for our community from day one of this pandemic,” stated Rebecca Springer, Chief Nursing Officer. “We look forward to being able to offer the vaccine to everyone in the community in the coming months when vaccines are widely available.”