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  an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006     On 27 January 2021, the boards of Scapa Group PLC ("Scapa") and AMS Holdco 2 Limited ("SWM Bidco"), an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc ("SWM") jointly announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer pursuant to which SWM Bidco would acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Scapa (the "Offer...

Mark Lander, the local health department administrator, showed commissioners a chart that revealed how vaccines have helped bring down the winter COVID-19 surge much faster than last summer's surge. Lander said the seven-day, 30-day and 90-day data shows that hospital admissions, as well as ICU bed and ventilator usage, are all on the decline. "So those are all good signs," Lander said. Data shows that in mid-January that Marion County was averaging 284 new cases per day for a week, had a seven-day positivity rate of 17.9%, and about 150 people were hospitalized with a COVID-19 diagnosi...

Marion County continues to roll out more and more COVID-19 vaccines, as local residents are now finding it easier to get a life-saving shot, especially those who are computer savvy. As the Florida Department of Health in Marion County and hospitals work on vaccinating seniors ages 65 and older, front-line health care workers, teachers and first responders, six neighborhood pharmacy chains are also taking appointments for vaccinations. And the number of people being vaccinated is climbing quickly. The number of Marion residents who have received at least a first dose of the COVID-19 vac...

Marion County is not alone. This vaccination trend is occurring all across Florida and the United States. Area officials say the vaccine disparity in communities of color is a result of many factors. Among them: hesitancy due to distrust, lack of reliable transportation and lack of reliable technology/internet access to make appointments. Some Black community leaders note that many who live in low-income communities, no matter their race, can't afford television service, or a newspaper subscription, to get vital real-time updates of when vaccines become available. Local Black leaders say ...

Marion County Black Residents Get Just 4.6% of Vaccinations Officials say the vaccine disparity in communities of color is a result of many factors including hesitancy due to distrust, lack of reliable transportation and lack of reliable technology/Internet access for scheduling. by Joe Callahan, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. / March 11, 2021 TNS     (TNS) - Only 4.6% of Marion County's COVID-19 vaccinations have made it into the arms of Black residents, who make up 13.5% of the county's population and 12% of the 877 local coronavirus deaths...