Health professionals, community leaders work for widespread vaccine access
Beginning Thursday, senior citizens in Leon County will be able to get vaccinated at the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Beginning Thursday, senior citizens in Leon County will be able to get vaccinated at the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee.
But, medical professionals and community leaders in Tallahassee s Southside maintain that making sure everyone has access to the vaccine is key.
The county said an allotted amount of the vaccine will go to federally-qualified health care centers; Bond Community Health Care and Neighborhood Medical Center are two of those in this community.
Capital Regional Medical Center
CEO of Capital Regional Medical Center, Alan Keesee, and pharmacy staff members are opening the hospital s first shipment of Moderna vaccines.
Update 3:30 Wednesday:
Tallahassee healthcare workers have begun receiving the coronavirus vaccine. Brittany Range (in the video below from Capital Regional Medical Center spokesperson Rachel Stiles) was the first staffer at Capital Regional Medical Center to receive the vaccine. Range is a registered nurse working in the emergency room.
Healthcare workers in Tallahassee have begun receiving the coronavirus vaccine.
In a press release, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare spokesperson Danielle Buchanan says TMH received 6,700 Moderna vaccines Wednesday morning. That s more than the 5,600 doses the hospital had expected to receive.
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare expects to receive 5,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare s first batches of Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
TMH expects to receive an allotment of 5,600 vaccines on Wednesday.
The hospital is one of several Florida hospitals selected to receive Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine.
Officals said a plan is already in place based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for vaccine distribution and the Florida Department of Healthâs COVID-19 vaccination plan.
âOn behalf of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, we are thrilled to receive our first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines,â said Mark OâBryant, President & CEO of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. âGetting vaccinated, wearing a mask, social distancing and frequent hand washing will collectively he
December 14, 2020
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COVID-19: Of 8 Big Bend deaths, 5 are Leon County residents
Tallahassee Democrat 12/14/2020 Casey Chapter, Tallahassee Democrat
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Leon County gained 31 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday, and at least eight more Big Bend residents have died because of the novel coronavirus, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Of the newly recorded deaths, five are Leon County residents, according to the state health department. Leon County now has had a total of 164 residents die from the virus.
Further details about the deceased were not immediately available.
Leon County s two-week positivity rate is roughly 5.9%. Health officials have said an area s positivity rate should stay at or below 5% to ensure a large enough group of the population is getting tested.