Johnson and Johnson vaccine in limited supply at Al Lawson
More than 5,000 people have shown up to get their shot since Vaccinations began at the Al Lawson Center.
and last updated 2021-04-12 18:15:35-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â More than 5,000 people have shown up to get their shot since Vaccinations began at the Al Lawson Center.
Health officials tell us that adding the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine to their offering is getting even more people in the door.
FAMU received roughly 500 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine Saturday. Since then, they ve given about 100 of the one-dose shots a day and will keep doing so until they run out.
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Revamped Bright Futures bill clears first hurdle
By Ryan Dailey
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With dozens of students testifying against the bill, a controversial plan to reduce Bright Futures scholarships for students who pursue degrees deemed unlikely to lead to jobs was approved Tuesday by a Senate committee.
The proposal (SB 86), sponsored by Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, advanced from the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee in a 5-4 party-line vote.
An amendment adopted by the committee changed the proposal from completely cutting Bright Futures aid for certain majors to reducing the scholarship amounts awarded to students. The majors at risk of reduced scholarships would be on lists of degrees deemed by higher education governing boards as not leading to employment.
Students at historically Black colleges and universities in Florida are finding different ways to cope with illness, grief, family obligations and uncertainty. For the multiethnic Black community, COVID-19 has been an added stressor atop another centuries-long pandemic: racial injustice.