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The Urban League of Palm Beach County is working to help small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic.

Poll: Many influencers call vaccine rollout 'poor,' but most support help from private entities Eric Hopkins' mother couldn't wait any longer for a coronavirus vaccine. So she hopped in a car and drove to North Carolina, where she would be inoculated the next day. "Palm Beach County seems to be behind the curve in administering vaccines," said Hopkins, senior vice president of Hundley Farms. "Granted, we have a very large amount of elderly people that qualify for the vaccine, but there seems to be a lot of poor communication and organization. The stress levels for those waiting for vaccines ...

Underserved Palm Beach Co. seniors struggle to get COVID vaccine January 21, 2021 at 4:26 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 7:16 PM Getting shots into people's arms is America's best strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic. However, one of many obstacles is how to provide those shots to underserved, low-income and rural areas of Palm Beach County. That's great news for many residents, but there are no Publix stores west of Loxahatchee Groves or in other parts of the county. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Jan. 19, 2021, that all Publix pharmacies in Palm Beach County will distribution COVID...

Just over a month has passed since America's death toll hit 300,000, and health experts expect COVID-19 to kill half a million people in the U.S. by sometime in February.

Coronavirus vaccines are here, but are Black and Hispanic residents getting access to it?