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PANAMA CITY BEACH For Peter Healy, age really is just a number.
With a surgical mask secured over his mouth and tennis shoes laced tightly on his feet, the 73-year-old Canadian snowbird was one of four people who completed a high-intensity training circuit on Thursday at Fit Culture in Panama City Beach.
Whether he was slamming a medicine ball on the ground, doing step ups or pedaling a fan bike, Healy didn t miss a beat. He even stuck around after the 45-minute workout was over to squeeze in some bicep curls.
Despite his motivated and lively personality, Healy is among the millions of seniors across the U.S. living in constant fear of a virus that first made local headlines about a year ago. Although there s a lot he can t control in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Healy said his exercise levels are something he can.
PANAMA CITY One Bay County hospital witnessed the first round of COVID-19 vaccines administered to its frontline workers Tuesday morning.
It marked a momentous shift in the charge to end a raging pandemic that has claimed more than 320,000 American lives 193 in Bay County in the past 10 months. It was the most exciting moment having it in your hands. It was like Christmas Day and you re ready to open the presents and the present turns out to be the best present you could ve hoped to get, said Dr. Amer Malik, chief medical officer at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay. Everyone was excited. Everyone was very happy.