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If you’re medically vulnerable and want a COVID-19 vaccine, your doctor has to sign this form
Tuesday the FL Department of Health published the form doctors need to sign to deem a patient extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 and eligible to receive a vaccine.
Credit: FL Department of Health
This is the form doctors must sign to deem a patient extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. Author: Heather Crawford Updated: 11:54 PM EST March 2, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Florida Department of Health published the form doctors are required to sign to deem patients extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 about an hour before those patients become eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine at pharmacies and doctors’ offices in the state.
SA loses 110 more citizens to COVID-19; 1,862 new infections reported One hundred and ten more people have died in South Africa after contracting COVID-19, raising the country s national death toll to more than 49,523. FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) treats a patient in a tent dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients, while another cleans the ward at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria on 10 July 2020. Picture: AFP
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JOHANNESBURG - One hundred and ten more people have died in South Africa after contracting COVID-19, raising the country s national death toll to more than 49,523.
Walgreens says FL reallocated 76,000+ doses of COVID 19 vaccine from their supply causing a shortage for some long term care residents/staff
Supply shortage caused cancellations, confusion
An unexpected shortage of COVID-19 vaccine led to canceled appointments, chaos, and confusion inside some long term care facilities recently. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reveals why state leaders may have played a role in the chaos.
and last updated 2021-02-16 09:26:20-05
TAMPA BAY, Fla- â What was supposed to be a week of first dose COVID 19 shots has left some staff and residents in Florida long term care centers shot-less, disappointed and angry.
At Gulf Coast Village Senior Center in Cape Coral, staff members who held off on getting their first dose during the facilityâs initial vaccination clinic were ready to pull up their sleeves during the centerâs second clinic scheduled for last week.
A spokesperson said the data is being removed from the report to align with CDC reporting. Author: Liz Crawford Updated: 5:37 PM EST January 21, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Earlier this week, the Florida Department of Health issued a vaccine report showing more than 44,000 people were overdue for the vaccine.
The report defined overdue as
those who have received their first dose and have passed the recommended timeframe to receive their second dose.
The two vaccines being used in the U.S. right now require two doses to reach the necessary immunity level to defend against COVID-19.
According to the Food & Drug Administration, the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should be given 21 days after the first. For the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the interval is 28 days between the first and second dose.