3 mass vaccination sites to close in Palm Beach County
With interest in getting a coronavirus vaccine waning, Palm Beach County health officials are planning to close its three mass vaccination sites by the end of May and take the shots on the road.
While officials expected demand to increase this month when state residents as young as 16 became eligible to get vaccinated, instead it has tanked, Darcy Davis, CEO of the county’s health care district, told county commissioners on Tuesday.
Vaccination centers at the South Florida Fairgrounds, the South County Civic Center and the Burns Road Community Center are operating at 50% capacity this week because no one signed up for more than 10,000 of the roughly 16,000 appointments that were available, she said.
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Palm Beach County mask mandate extended for 30 days April 15, 2021 at 2:11 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 9:16 PM
Palm Beach County s mask mandate will remain in place for at least another month, officials announced on Thursday.
The mandate, which requires people to wear face coverings inside businesses, government buildings, public places where social distancing in accordance with CDC guidelines is not possible or not being practiced, as well as Palm Tran transit services, was due to expire on Sunday.
However, Mayor Dave Kerner said at a Thursday news conference the mask ordinance is being extended for at least 30 days. I do think, in my opinion, that there will be at some point in the near future, certainly not within the next 30 days, but at some point in the near future, we will repeal that mandate in this county, Kerner said.
Palm Beach County's top health official says the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be back, despite reports of it causing "rare and severe" blood clots in several patients.
Palm Beach County officials on Tuesday provided an update on their latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressed a new federal recommendation to pause the use and administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.