Wealthy and senior-rich areas are leading Palm Beach County in COVID-19 vaccination rates while poor and minority communities are lagging behind, data released Tuesday by county health officials shows.
With nearly 93% of its 9,000 residents inoculated, the town of Palm Beach leads the county in the percentage of people age 16 and up who have had at least one shot, according to the report that breaks down vaccination rates through April 30 by ZIP code.
The Tequesta area is close behind with nearly 92% of its roughly 8,500 residents inoculated. It is followed by the sprawling retirement mecca west of Delray Beach where slightly more than 91% of the 21,521 residents age 16 and up have gotten shots.
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The mayors of Miami-Dade and Broward counties and Miami Beach slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order banning local emergency orders. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
SOUTH FLORIDA After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order suspending local emergency orders and restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic Monday, leaders in South Florida which has been hid hardest by the virus responded to the measure, which was effective immediately.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Danielle Levine Cava condemned the order in a statement she released Monday afternoon. I m deeply concerned by this decision. We are still in a public health emergency and our economy has not fully rebounded from crisis. Fewer than half of our residents have been vaccinated, and we face a growing threat from variants, she said. I urge our community to continue using common sense to prevent the spread of the virus and most importantly, to get vaccinated – our best and only path forward to truly put th
suspension of
mask mandates and other measures that local governments have imposed to combat the spread of COVID-19
would impact their efforts to stem coronavirus infections.
After signing a bill that bans vaccine passports and limits local governments emergency powers, DeSantis signed an executive order invalidating all remaining local emergency COVID orders on July 1, using his executive power to suspend them immediately in the meantime.
In his executive order, DeSantis pointed to a select number of local governments (that) continue to impose mandates and business restrictions, without proper consideration of improving conditions and with no end in sight.
Palm Beach County interpreting DeSantis COVID order