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Hello and welcome to Wednesday.
The daily rundown Between Monday and Tuesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 7,179 (nearly 0.4 percent), to 1,918,100; active hospitalizations went down by 11 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 3,674; deaths rose by 136 (0.4 percent), to 31,135; 3,084,403 Floridians have had at least one dose of the vaccine.
They’re off The 2021 session got off and running Tuesday: In a slight deviation from norm, the three most powerful people in state government stuck to the script when outlining their priorities for the next 60 days. There were no opening day thunderbolts. But here were a few takeaways:
Marco Rubio s Inauguration Day counter-programming Trump arrives in South Florida Florida s scramble for vaccine continues
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Good Thursday morning.
The daily rundown Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 11,914 (0.7 percent), to 1,601,011; active hospitalizations decreased by 216 (2.9 percent), to 7,147; deaths rose by 142 (nearly 0.6 percent), to 24,578.
New beginning Joe Biden, sworn into office shortly before noon on Wednesday, began his term as president with a call for a unity and then quickly started on efforts to dismantle part of former President Donald Trump’s legacy with a series of executive orders and actions. Florida Democrats were effusive with praise for Biden’s speech and his initial decisions.
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Updated Monday At 7:15 a.m
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday released guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations for people who have pre-existing conditions.
Those with certain pre-existing conditions are at a higher risk of severe illness if they contract the coronavirus, and the CDC guidance says they can take an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine as long as they “have not had a severe allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the vaccine.”
SU alumna Rebekah Jones sues Florida over police raid on her home
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Rebekah Jones, a 2012 Syracuse University graduate, designed Florida s coronavirus dashboard. She said she was fired for refusing to manipulate data to help the state reopen. (Provided photo via Tribune News Service)TNS
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Mario Ariza, South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Rebekah Jones, a fired COVID-19 data manager for the state of Florida, is suing the Florida Department of Law Enforcement over a police raid on her house.
Jones’ lawsuit alleges that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement violated her constitutional rights, as well as state law, when officers served a warrant on her home during the early hours of Dec. 7.
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