Where have Florida s COVID-19 vaccine doses gone within Central Florida? Share Updated: 10:53 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Share Updated: 10:53 PM EST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript WESH 2’S MARLEI MARTINEZ INVESTIGATES THEY SAY MUSIC IS HEALING. THE ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MOMENT OF CALM AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. VOLUNTARILY PERFORMING AT SEMINOLE COUNTY’S VACCINE SI AS FOLKS NAVIGATE THE PROCESS. THE OVIEDO MALL IS THE MAIN VACCINE SITE RUN BY SEMINOLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN SEMINOLE. ONE OF THE STATE’S 67 HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE BULK OF THE STATE’S DOSES HAVE GONE TO ONE OF THESE FIVE ENTITIES: -THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALT -HOSPITALS -PUBLIX -CVS AND WALGREENS -AND NONPROFITS AND CHURCHES WHO DECIDES, OR HOW IS I DECIDED HOW MANY SEMINOLE GETS, VOLUSIA GETS, OSCEOLA? VACCINE? YES EXACTLY. THAT’S SOLELY AT THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. AND
Several months after COVID-19 first posed a threat to the veterans who find refuge in a small Daytona Beach homeless shelter, resident Sharon Naumaiskis had the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine injected into her arm.
The side effects of the vaccine weren t too bad. Naumaiskis, who is in her late 60 s, had served as a master sergeant in the Army, mainly complained of a sore arm. She likened the discomfort to the pain that comes with a flu shot.
“My arm got a little sore, but it wasn t that bad,” Naumaiskis said. “I ve handled a lot worse. The next morning when I got up, I felt a little jittery and had an upset belly. But at about 11 o clock, it was like all my symptoms went away. I felt pretty good and had no problems.”
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Publix does it right
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a wonderful decision allocating a portion of the state’s COVID vaccines to the pharmacies of Publix supermarkets, in my experience.
Last month, my wife sat down with a humble iPad and scored two appointments for the very next day, scheduled an hour apart at our local Publix pharmacy a 10-minute drive from our home in New Smyrna Beach. Upon arrival, we were told the pharmacist would see us together immediately! Thanks to pre-registration, we were vaccinated within 10 minutes. After a 15-minute observation wait, we were out the door, delayed only by a stop to buy a lottery ticket. We were home well within an hour of our departure.
Florida is also leading the country in the number of cases of the more contagious COVID-19 variant known as B.1.1.7, first identified in England, which is spreading quickly through the state.
The latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday showed that Florida now has 186 cases outpacing the 33 other states that have detected the variant. California, with the second-highest number of cases, has 127. The country has a total of 541 cases.
Volusia County was reported to have its first case of the variant Jan. 28.
On Tuesday, 89,673 people received a COVID-19 vaccine in the state, bringing the total number of doses administered to 2,209,641, according to a report by FDOH. Of those, 421,315 are booster doses.
Florida Debuts Website to Preregister for COVID-19 Vaccination By Audrea Huff and Matt Fernandez Florida UPDATED 10:23 PM ET Jan. 29, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:54 AM ET Jan. 29, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:54 AM EST Jan. 29, 2021
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The state of Florida has debuted a website where eligible Floridians can preregister for a COVID-19 vaccination.
What You Need To Know
Eligible Floridians can now preregister for COVID-19 vaccination at myvaccine.fl.gov
Those who aren t yet eligible can sign up for email updates on when they will be
New website comes as supply can t keep up with demand for vaccine
The site, https://myvaccine.fl.gov, allows people to choose their county and get in line.