Vaccines pouring back into Palm Beach County after Publix snafu
A week after Palm Beach County commissioners blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis for shutting off the county’s supply of coronavirus vaccines, it appears the spigot has been turned back on.
In addition to the 5,000 doses that were sent to the county health department this week, another 4,000 were delivered to its separate tax-financed health care district after commissioners complained that all of the county’s vaccines had been diverted to Publix.
In addition, another 6,000 are to be dispatched so vaccination sites can be set up in communities and other areas convenient to seniors, said Commissioner Melissa McKinlay.
Why didn t Palm Beach County step in to stop super-spreader event?
Video shows thousands of maskless people gathered at Palm Beach County Convention Center
Contact 5 s Michael Buczyner investigates why a conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in which many maskless people were seen crowded together was allowed to take place.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Contact 5 has learned at least one Palm Beach County commissioner plans to ask questions after video from inside a conference at the county s convention center shows many people maskless and not social distancing.
Video showing about 2,000 people inside the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Tuesday is causing concern.
Why didn t county step in to stop super-spreader event? December 23, 2020 at 7:50 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 10:26 PM
Contact 5 has learned at least one Palm Beach County commissioner plans to ask questions after video from inside a conference at the county s convention center shows many people maskless and not social distancing.
Video showing about 2,000 people inside the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Tuesday is causing concern.
In the video, participants attending the
Contact 5 shared the video with Dr. Terry Adirim, a public health expert. Definitely a super-spreader event when you see very large crowds in an enclosed venue without masks, she said. We need to be concerned that these are people from out of town, out of state, who are likely to go back to their own states and spread infection.