The goal of the Farmer Stress Awareness Initiative is to raise awareness and promote mental health resources in the Florida farming community through an online campaign.
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Some of the world s largest vaccine-makers hope to bolster public confidence in a yet-to-arrive COVID-19 vaccine, pledging to follow strict safety protocols in the rush to respond to the pandemic. Here, a nurse practitioner administers a dose of flu vaccine in Key Biscayne, Fla.
Fleming Lopez, 46, says he opened Mi Pequeña Centro-American Restaurant and Supermarket in Panama City about a year before the first coronavirus cases were reported in the U.S. “Things were very bad,” he said. Business fell by about 60% and some employees were let go, Lopez said.
“Now things are getting a little better,” he said. “We’re getting the employees back to work.”