OPINION: SO… ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE VACCINE?
As of this past Monday, all Floridians 18 years of age and older are eligible to receive any FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, and people 16-17 can get the...
Baptist Health opens vaccine appointments in Islamorada
Baptist Health South Florida is opening up Covid-19 vaccine appointments to individuals 18 and over during a clinic set for next week at Island Christian School in...
Vaccines trickle into community health organizations
By Jim McCarthy, Sara Matthis and Mandy Miles
Between mass vaccine clinics and pharmacies coming on line, a little more than 25,700 Covid-19 shots have entered the arms...
ALL MONROE COUNTY STUDENTS MAY GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL
Monroe County officials are mulling a special summer school session that would be open to all students as a way to regroup after a historic and challenging...
Vaccine eligibility opens up to 40-plus next Monday, 18 and older April 5
COVID-19 vaccinations will open to all adults ages 18 and older beginning April 5. That’s according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who released a nearly 3-minute video on...
Baptist administers shots at Marathon City Hall next week, sign-up opens @ 10 a.m.
Next week, Baptist Health will be administering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible members of the Florida Keys community on an appointment-only basis.
Appointments for next week will be made...
KEY WEST RESORTS THANK FIREFIGHTERS & FIRST RESPONDERS WITH LUNCH
The management team of the Casa Marina and The Reach resorts in Key West showed their appreciation for Key West’s firefighters and first responders by delivering 25...
RESIDENTS 50 AND OLDER CAN SIGN UP FOR SHOT STARTING MONDAY
Gov. Ron DeSantis will sign an executive order today that opens eligibility even further from 60 years of age to 50. The governor made the announcement on...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VACCINATIONS
In total, 17,993 residents in Monroe County have received at least one COVID vaccine shot (9,784 fully vaccinated; 8,149 first dose). That’s 23% of the population.
Monroe County...
DESANTIS RESCINDS COVID-19 FINES IMPOSED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles
Individuals and businesses in Florida facing fines for violating city- or county-imposed restrictions in the last year won’t need to pay up.
An...
