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Safety Harbor spa damaged after fire in sauna

A spa in Safety Harbor, Florida, was left with damage after a fire broke out in the sauna, according to the Safety Harbor Fire Department. ....

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Many Fla. Responders Not Interested in COVID Vaccine


Tampa Bay Times
Florida’s first COVID-19 vaccine doses landed in Tampa Bay this week, poised for distribution to the people public health officials determined need it first.
Millions of healthcare workers and the residents of long-term care facilities will get vaccinated first. Next up will be essential workers, including firefighters, paramedics and police officers.
But when it’s their turn, will Tampa Bay’s first-responders get the shot?
A significant number of firefighters and officers said they weren’t interested or were undecided, according to surveys of local fire and police departments conducted in recent weeks.
In Pinellas County, 549 paramedics and emergency medical technicians who work for the county’s fire departments and ambulance company about 40 percent of the 1,380 respondents said they don’t want to get vaccinated. Another 28 percent, or 385 people, said they’re undecided. That means the number who do want the vaccine 32 perc ....

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Tampa Bay's first responders get early vaccine access. Will they take it?


Tampa Bay’s first responders get early vaccine access. Will they take it?
Kathryn Varn, Tampa Bay Times
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Tim Kubal, 39, from Tampa, a blood doctor with AdventHealth, receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Tina Scarborough, a RN with AdventHealth, at the AdventHealth Tampa distribution tent, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Tampa. AdventHealth Tampa, the largest AdventHealth hospital location in Tampa Bay, began vaccinating team members at highest risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the West Florida Division. The hospital team has capacity to vaccinate up to 300 team members on Wednesday, and hundreds more per day thereafter. As part of the state of Florida\u00d5s rollout plan, AdventHealth Tampa has received its first wave of Pfizer\u00d5s COVID-19 vaccine. Approximately one third of the West Florida Division\u00d5s 13,000 team members are invited to are invited to participate at this time. ....

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