Where have Florida s COVID-19 vaccine doses gone within Central Florida? Share Updated: 10:53 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Share Updated: 10:53 PM EST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript WESH 2’S MARLEI MARTINEZ INVESTIGATES THEY SAY MUSIC IS HEALING. THE ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MOMENT OF CALM AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. VOLUNTARILY PERFORMING AT SEMINOLE COUNTY’S VACCINE SI AS FOLKS NAVIGATE THE PROCESS. THE OVIEDO MALL IS THE MAIN VACCINE SITE RUN BY SEMINOLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN SEMINOLE. ONE OF THE STATE’S 67 HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE BULK OF THE STATE’S DOSES HAVE GONE TO ONE OF THESE FIVE ENTITIES: -THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALT -HOSPITALS -PUBLIX -CVS AND WALGREENS -AND NONPROFITS AND CHURCHES WHO DECIDES, OR HOW IS I DECIDED HOW MANY SEMINOLE GETS, VOLUSIA GETS, OSCEOLA? VACCINE? YES EXACTLY. THAT’S SOLELY AT THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. AND
Doctor warns U.S. needs to administer 3-5 million vaccine doses a day, for herd immunity in 2021
Experts believe herd immunity to the COVID-19 virus will require vaccination of 75-80 percent of people. In order to accomplish that this year, a local doctor warns vaccine rollout needs to be ramped up.
By: McKenna King
and last updated 2021-01-27 18:07:36-05
TAMPA, Fla. â Itâs a race against time, reaching herd immunity to the coronavirus through a vaccine as soon as possible, as new strains continue to emerge and transmission rates reach all-time highs.
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden announced efforts to ramp up vaccinations to 1.5 million a day, but is it enough?
Florida s vaccination rollout focuses on curbing deaths before curbing community spread
Florida makes COVID-19 recommendations
and last updated 2021-01-21 18:55:21-05
TAMPA, Fla. â â Vaccination plans differ state by state, despite the CDC s recommended rollout. But the CDC s recommendations are not a one-size-fits-all, which is why states are making decisions based on their overall population.
Florida s vaccination strategy differs slightly from the CDC s phased recommendations, but Jason Salemi, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at USF explains that it s a tough decision to make.
The CDC s recommendations put people in Phases 1, 2, and 3.
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But Phase 1 is broken down even further, to Phases 1a, 1b, and 1c.