PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco County has vaccinated 37,014 people as of Friday, Feb. 5: 25,590 people have received their first doses and 11,424 people have completed their second doses. On Thursday, Feb. 4, the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco) administered a…
Read More Pasco County Vaccinates Over 37,000 People as of Feb. 5th
Today, Governor DeSantis visited a Walmart Supercenter in Jacksonville where he announced additional COVID-19 vaccination sites across the state of Florida through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program sites will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines on Friday, February 12 at 490 pharmacy…
Read More Florida COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Surge in Florida Counties 119 Walmart, 593 Publix, and 43 Winn Dixie Locations
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A recent visit to Magnolia Gardens, an affordable luxury assisted living facility in Pinellas Park, revealed how a true family atmosphere for the elderly or young provides exceptional home health services. Owned and operated by the Pinellas County Housing Authority, its…
Read More Authentic Family Atmosphere is at the Heart of the Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living Facility
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – Citrus Memorial Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Center performed its first robotic-assisted procedure on Friday, February 5. The robotic-assisted thoracic surgery – a lung wedge resection – was performed by cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Dr. Bao Hoang. During wedge resection surgery a…
Read More Citrus Memorial Hospital Performs Milestone Lung Surgery
By JoNel Aleccia Kaitlyn Romoser first caught covid-19 in March, likely on a trip to Denmark and Sweden, just as the scope of the pandemic was becoming clear. Romoser, who is 23 and a laboratory researcher in College Station, Texas, tested positive and had a few…
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.- The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas), in partnership with the Florida Department of Health, Florida Division of Emergency Management, and Pinellas County Government, is providing COVID-19 vaccination sites. To keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware regarding the…
Read More DOH-Pinellas Highlights Recent COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco), in partnership with Pasco County Emergency Management, Sears at the Gulf View Square Mall and Saint Leo University, continues to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to Florida residents. In an effort to keep the…
Read More Pasco County COVID-19 Drive-Thru Vaccine Sites Week of Feb 8th
The state has identified 750 Holocaust survivors and spouses eligible for the vaccine in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Martin counties, and is offering them the COVID-19 vaccine this week. To date, the Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida Department of Health have administered…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces Inter-Faith Vaccine Event, New Pilot to Vaccinate Holocaust Survivors
Starting Feb. 3, Publix Pharmacy will once again open appointments for eligible individuals to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at select Florida locations. The announcement comes in collaboration with the state of Florida and includes the addition of Nassau, Pasco, and Pinellas counties to the…
Read More 325 Florida Publix Pharmacies to Receive the Next Distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County continues to administer vaccines to those age 65 and older through the Targeted Vaccine Area (TVA) initiative. The program allows for staff to visit and vaccinate seniors at senior homes, independent living communities, churches, and other targeted groups throughout…
Read More Hillsborough Targeted Vaccine Initiative Continues to Take Vaccines Directly to Seniors