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Reply First doses of the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine will be available May 3-7 at Hillsborough County’s public vaccination site at the Larry Sanders Sports Complex. (Shutterstock) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — First doses of the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine will be available May 3-7 at Hillsborough County's public vaccination site at the Larry Sanders Sports Complex, 5855 S. 78th St. in the Progress Village area. The drive-thru location will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday. An appointment is no longer necessary. Vaccine eligibility, as prescribed by the U.S. Food and Drug Admini...

Florida's latest regulatory nightmare exposes a glaring national failure Jaclyn Lopez, opinion contributor © Getty Images Florida's latest regulatory nightmare exposes a glaring national failure As environmental regulators and politicians nervously saluted efforts to prevent the catastrophic release of millions of gallons of wastewater from the aging Piney Point phosphogypsum wastewater storage pond near Tampa, Fla., this week, there was scarce little talk of how we got here. Or of how we'll prevent similar disasters moving forward. Much like the country's toxic coal ash du...

Reply ​ One year after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Hillsborough County, the total number of local cases has reached 111,990 and more than 1,520 people have died. (Nick Garber/Patch) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — One year after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Hillsborough County, the total number of local cases has reached 111,990, more than 1,520 people have died and the positivity rate continues to hover around 8 percent, health officials told Hillsborough County commissioners this week. The county's COVID-19 dashboard shows that more than 73,800 people hav...

By Gordon Byrd Mar 2, 2021 TAMPA -- Information has been released about the new FEMA vaccination site opening up in Tampa Wednesday. FEMA Region IV deputy administrator Robert Samaan says anyone who'd like to schedule an appointment at the Tampa Greyhound Track should call (866) 200-3896 or go to the state's website, myvaccine.fl.gov . FEMA says walkups will be accepted also. The site will administer 2,000 doses per day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Vaccinations at the Tampa site will be Pfizer-only. FEMA will also operate several satellite clinics aimed at underserved communities. Dates and locat...

Call (866) 200-3896 or myvaccine.fl.gov... walkups accepted also at the FEMA site