State of COVID update addresses rides to vaccines, herd immunity
In this week s State of COVID update, Leon Department of Health Officer Claudia Blackburn said the county is also inching toward herd immunity among seniors.
and last updated 2021-02-26 18:31:29-05
LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) â In this week s State of COVID update, Leon Department of Health Officer Claudia Blackburn said the county is also inching toward herd immunity among seniors.
Right now, DOH said about 72 percent of the senior population has been vaccinated so far. Herd immunity is typically found between 80 to 85 percent.
Bond Community Health CEO Dr. Temple Robinson said they re also making process fighting the virus. Robinson said they re working hard to get people who have tested positive to donate plasma to use the antibodies.
FAMU Al Lawson Center breaks new ground for minorities without internet
The new FAMU vaccine clinic aimed at underserved communities is opening in less than a week in Leon County. It means more people will have access to COVID-19 protection even if they don t have internet access.
and last updated 2021-02-19 17:17:11-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Florida A&M University s new vaccine clinic aimed at underserved communities is opening in less than a week. It means more people will have access to COVID-19 protection even if they don t have internet access.
The Al Lawson Center will be the first site in Leon where people can walk-up and register on the spot for a COVID-19 vaccine. FAMU President Dr. Larry Robinson received his second dose of the vaccine on Friday at the Al Lawson Center.
City commission tackles homelessness issue, updates COVID-19 vaccination progress
Wednesday commissioners took on two pressing issues, COVID-19 vaccinations and the growing homeless issue in Tallahassee.
and last updated 2021-02-10 19:24:06-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Wednesday commissioners took on two pressing issues, COVID-19 vaccinations and the growing homeless issue in Tallahassee.
In the update to the city, Leon county health director Claudia Blackburn and Tallahassee Fire Chief Jerome Brown say they are on the right track to vaccinate people but are looking to see vaccinations increase.
More than 30,000 people in Leon County have been vaccinated.
This includes 50 percent of the county s senior population, which is the highest in the state.
Local experts say UK COVID-19 variant is more contagious than original virus
Florida leads the nation when it comes to the dangerous variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the UK, with at least 186 confirmed cases of the virus in the state.
and last updated 2021-02-03 18:26:33-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Florida leads the nation when it comes to the dangerous variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the UK, with at least 186 confirmed cases of the virus in the state.
Experts in the Big Bend who ve studied the virus for months say this was expected.
Right now the health department said it s working with epidemiologists to perform contact tracing so that they can monitor anyone who came into close contact with those two positive cases.