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Vera Leip, an 88-year-old retired teacher, was the first resident of John Knox Village in Pompano Beach to receive the vaccine on Dec. 16, 2020.
Some Florida hospitals are running out of COVID-19 vaccines, as many seniors continue to grow frustrated waiting for their shot.
Many Florida seniors continue to experience mounting frustrations as they try, often without success, to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. Seniors across the state say trying to get the vaccine is challenging, as they get repeatedly shut out of appointments through various sign-up sites. They can expect more of the same for many weeks, experts say.
Some seniors who had appointments to roll up their sleeves, saw those dates canceled as some vaccination sites ran out of doses. State and local officials say the problem is one of supply. Not enough vaccine shipments are coming to the state to meet the overwhelming demand.
FLORIDA, USA Noting that many Americans and Bahamians struggle with weight loss and exercise, Cleveland Clinic, Florida, announced that it is teaming up with local professionals to host a one-hour health, wellness and fitness seminar free of charge on Saturday, January 23, at 10am.
Cleveland Clinic Florida was recently named the number one hospital in the Miami-Ft Lauderdale area by US News and World Report.
Ana Luisa Uria, director of international business development, said: “We wanted to reinforce the good intentions that so many people have at the beginning of each year.
“We know how easy it is to slip back into old habits so we identified local experts willing to lend their time and knowledge to partner with our own medical experts at Cleveland Clinic, to share key health tips.”
Cleveland Clinic suspends appointments for vaccines in Martin County, Weston locations December 31, 2020 at 7:55 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 7:55 PM
Cleveland Clinic Florida announced on Thursday that it has reached its COVID-19 vaccine supply limit and has suspended scheduling appointments in Martin County North and South hospitals and Weston Hospital though Indian River Hospital is continuing to schedule appointments as supply allows.
Martin Health scheduled approximately 2,000 vaccinations and Weston Hospital 2,200 vaccinations for the upcoming week and will resume scheduling patients when there is additional supply. Our appointment call centers have experienced an extremely high volume of calls since opening on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 for patients who meet criteria for vaccination under an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Cleveland Clinic wrote in a news release.