Category: Health
COVID update: PSC rescinds mask order, Ascension offers more testing sites
In an email to students and staff on Sunday, Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows rescinded an earlier mask mandate on PSC campuses that was…
Escambia COVID cases more than double
The Florida Department of Health reports Escambia County had 1,627 new COVID-19 cases – a jump of 115% over the previous week. The positivity rate…
DeSantis moves to block mask requirements in schools
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he will issue an executive order to prohibit school districts…
County also brings back COVID dashboard
Escambia County has relaunched the COVID-19 dashboard at myescambia.com/covid19dashboard displaying the local hospitalizations data. The dashboard will be updated during the week by local area hospitals. The…
Mayor: ‘We need to be focusing on vaccines’
As I reported on Saturday, the COVID pandemic is surging in the wrong direction. Yesterday Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had a conference call with the…
Escambia COVID cases nearly doubling week to week
The Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County had 757 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, almost double the previous week. The positivity rate…
Baptist restarts COVID updates
After several months of a downward trend, the number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 at Baptist Health Care hospitals is increasing. From July 1, 2021 to…
Community Health walk-up shots available today, tomorrow
This week Community Health Northwest Florida will hold two walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics offering either the Moderna 1st dose or Johnson & Johnson vaccine (one…
Ascension Sacred Heart to vax 12 and older Friday
Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart will administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to individuals 12 and older on Friday, May 21, from noon to 7 p.m….
Downtown walk-up vax on Saturday
Shoppers enjoying Downtown Pensacola local businesses and the 14th anniversary of Palafox Market on Saturday will also have the opportunity to receive a vaccination against…
Council on Aging reopens onsite meals
On Monday, May 17, most City of Pensacola and Santa Rosa County senior dining sites operated under the Council on Aging congregate meal program will…
Blue Wahoos to offer free shots …COVID-19 vaccines that is
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos, in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, will offer free COVID-19 vaccines to fans at their games…
COVID vax continue to drop
The Florida Department of Health reports had 884 fewer people receiving their first COVID shot last week than the previous week – from 2,388 to…
Escambia County has a vax problem
Fewer Escambia County residents received the COVID-19 vaccination in April than March — 23,534 down from 32,857. Â The drop was 9,323 fewer shots – a…
NAS Whiting’s water issue
Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field had an independent contractor officials test 24 private drinking water wells in the designated sampling area surrounding the installation….
Vaccinations significantly down in Escambia County
Escambia County and the City of Pensacola need to change their messaging and spend more money promoting COVID-19 vaccinations after the Florida Department of Health’s…
Escambia County seen as very high risk for COVID exposure
The city of Pensacola dropped its mask mandate last week, and some are celebrating victory over the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York Times isn’t as…
Escambia lags far behind national stats for vaccinations
Over half of Americans over 18 have received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the latest data from the CDC. Â But…
Ascension Sacred Heart geared to vax 18 years and older next week
As the State of Florida open eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines, Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart is prepared to meet the need with a series…
More opportunities for COVID Jax
COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS AT BROWNSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER Community Health Northwest Florida is holding vaccination clinics this week for all residents of Florida who qualify, including…
