LOCAL CLINIC HOSTS COVID VACCINE WEBINAR TO BOOST BLACK PARTICIPATION
Did you know that only 54% of black adults said they would get a coronavirus vaccine in 2020, as opposed to 74% of hispanic and white adults?
In...
MORE VACCINES COMING TO KEYS: ALL PUBLIX, 2 WINN-DIXIE STORES TO RECEIVE DOSES
The Monroe County Department of Health has confirmed that all five Publix grocery stores, including the one in Marathon, and the Winn-Dixie grocery stores in Key West...
OPINION: WE’RE RAISING A GENERATION OF KIDS WHO CAN HANDLE THE BUMPS
As we entered March of 2020, nobody could have imagined how quickly or how drastically the world was about to change. Now looking in the rear view...
HOWIE: I GOT THE PUBLIX VACCINE AND IT WAS A BIG MOMENT
I am not a morning person.
But last week, I set my alarm and wandered into the living room in the dark.
5:50 a.m.
The night before, I left my...
PRE-REGISTRATIONS FOR COVID-19 VACCINE AVAILABLE THROUGH NEW STATE SITE
A statewide pre registration system has launched to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for individuals 65 and older and frontline workers.
In a statement released today by the Florida...
FLORIDA GOVERNOR, ADMINISTRATION SPAR OVER VACCINE ROLLOUT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the new administration in Washington D.C. are trading jabs over the rollout of vaccines in the state.
While President Joe Biden’s administration says...
MORE VACCINES ROLL INTO KEYS
COVID-19 vaccines are trickling into Monroe County, as Publix pharmacies in Islamorada and Key West prepare to administer another round to residents this week.
A total of 600...
CURATIVE TESTING CONTINUES IN MONROE COUNTY
No-cost COVID-19 testing through Curative continues with more than 500 tests available per day to the public at two locations in Monroe County.
Between 125 and 150 tests...
A look at the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines
For Monroe County, the vaccine is Moderna. As of Jan. 18, almost 4,000 have been vaccinated, but only about 400 of those have had both doses of...
Residents increasingly upset over lack of shots
Where can I get a shot? The Keys Weekly’s email inbox is testament to the public’s frustration in trying to find out who is giving the COVID-19...
