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This post will be updated today, Monday, March 1, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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The 33-year old wife and mother of two says she and her family wanted to be more active in the new vaccine rollout.
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Some of the nation's first federally-run mass vaccination sites are set to open throughout Florida next week. Publix is opening its online reservation system for COVID-19 vaccination appointments at all 730 of its in-store Florida pharmacies. It’s not yet known if more available vaccines will help with health inequities.
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This post will be updated today, Wednesday, Feb. 24, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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The Biden team wants to swiftly vaccinate people of color and others most vulnerable to COVID-19. But health centers are learning that speed and achieving racial equity don't always go hand in hand.
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Due to limited resources, delayed start-ups, chronic shortages — and official scandals — only a fraction of Latin America and the Caribbean has been inoculated.
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This post will be updated today, Thursday, Feb. 18, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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A community health center is now immunizing the local homeless population. But vaccination logistics, already complex, are compounded by the additional barriers in communication and transportation.
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A lingering mistrust of the medical system among many Black people is rooted in the infamous 20th century U.S. study of syphilis that left Black men in Tuskegee, Ala., to suffer from the disease.
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Guidance from the CDC on who should be prioritized to get the COVID-19 vaccine was meant to be flexible and inclusive. But "the attempt to have equity created more inequity," says one researcher.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting the success of his policy providing COVID-19 vaccines to everyone 65 years and older in the state. But critics say the vaccine distribution favors some groups over others.
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Melissa McKinlay says establishing distribution plans solely through Publix limits possibilities in rural communities. It's creating "vaccine deserts."