4 hours ago Share At intake, all inmates are screened for Covid-19 symptoms and educated on the benefits and risks of receiving the vaccination; inmates who desire to be vaccinated are afforded the opportunity. by: Shannon Martin Public Affairs Officer, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
Fourteen inmates housed at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility received their second round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the Flagler County Department of Health on the morning of May 12.
At intake, all inmates are screened for COVID-19 symptoms and educated on the benefits and risks of receiving the vaccination. Further education is given to inmates on the vaccination by jail medical staff in each housing unit where they have the opportunity to have any questions answered. After being informed, inmates who desired to be vaccinated are afforded the opportunity to receive the shot.
On Monday night at 9 p.m., eligible employees in the Volusia County school district were notified via email that the district reserved a limited number of vaccinations in partnership with AdventHealth that were available on a first come, first serve basis. Within hours, the appointments were filled.
District spokeswoman Kelly Schulz was not sure how many vaccinations were available, but said the number was in the hundreds. The News-Journal reached out to AdventHealth for specifics, and its spokeswoman deferred to the district.
The district has 4,000 employees that are 50 years old or older. The district has 450 employees who are 65 or older, a group that already had access to vaccinations through a partnership with the Volusia County Department of Health. The district does not track how many of its employees have received the vaccine.
According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday afternoon, of the more than 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines given to the state of Florida, only about 633,000 have been administered.