Orange County: COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Instructions Will Be Clarified PUBLISHED 10:57 PM ET Dec. 31, 2020 PUBLISHED December 31, 2020 @10:57 PM
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Donald Carson, 76, thought he was properly registered to receive his first COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, the first day Orange County began administering vaccines to seniors 65 and older.
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Orange County started administering COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older on Tuesday
Some people have had trouble registering to get the vaccine
County officials say they will be clarifying registration instructions going forward
But when Carson showed up to the Orange County Convention Center with the barcode he received, he said he was turned away. Staff there said he needed a QR code, not a barcode, in order to receive his vaccine.
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ORLANDO, Fla. Housing advocates and struggling renters alike expressed concern after President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday evening that he may not sign a $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by both houses of Congress this week. The 5,000+ page bill includes an extension of the federal eviction moratorium set forth by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), currently set to expire December 31.
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Congress passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill this week
President Donald Trump has come out against the bill s $600 individual payments
If the bill is not signed into law, a federal eviction moratorium will expire on December 31
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ORLANDO, Fla. Homeless: it’s a simple word, but what does it really mean? For 27-year-old Derek Shaye, who spent several months homeless in Orlando before finding his way into the local shelter system, that’s not an easy question to answer.
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Research looking at addressing homelessness in Central Florida
Stigma is just one aspect of Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown’s research
Derek Shaye lived on the streets for several months before entering shelter system
Shaye says the experience taught him many stereotypes about homeless people are untrue
“It’s hard. It tests you. And it makes you really examine for yourself: Who are you without other people?” Shaye said. “Who are you when you stand on your own?”