Disappointing turn out for Manatee Countyâs first âFirst Come, First Servedâ vaccination day Teens encouraged to get vaccine (Source: KAUZ) By Mike Modrick | April 21, 2021 at 6:14 PM EDT - Updated April 21 at 8:39 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - No appointment was necessary today for a COVID-19 shot at Manatee Countyâs vaccination site at Tom Bennett Park. There were also no lines, no waiting, and very few people that came through.
The county reported only 330 people that came in for vaccinations today. Thatâs compared to nearly 2,000 on Monday, which was the last day for appointments for people getting their second dose, according to Joel Richmond, Emergency Management Coordinator and Incident Commander for the site.
Manatee County emergency operators adapt to changing calls amid pandemic
FOX 13 s Kimberly Kuizon reports.
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - When the red light activates, Katelyn Hutcherson answers the call. 911, what s the address of your emergency? she asks the person on the other end of the line.
She s picked up 911 calls for 14 years with Manatee County s Public Safety Department. Every day is different, you can’t expect every day to be the same, ever. You always have to be prepared to think outside the box, she said.
Last year, as COVID-19 spread, her job became as vital as ever. We had to learn how to adapt daily with everything that was changing, Hutcherson recalled.
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A tornado with peak winds of 95 mph damaged homes near El Conquistador Parkway and IMG Academy and injured one person. (Manatee County Government)
The National Weather Service s Tampa Bay office initially said that there was no tornado in the area, but the damage was caused by strong straight-line winds. (Manatee County Government)
Manatee County EMS assisted one person injured in the storm. (Manatee County Government)
BRADENTON, FL The U.S. National Weather Service s Tampa Bay office confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Bradenton Saturday afternoon, the NWS shared on Facebook Monday.
The tornado damaged homes and injured one person in a neighborhood off El Conquistador Parkway near IMG Academy. The tornado, which appeared around 5:45 p.m., had peak winds of 95 mph and was on the ground for about a half mile, NWS said.