Category: Health
Baptist taking appointments for vaccine, age to drop to 18 on April 5
Baptist Health Care has received an ample supply of COVID-19 vaccine and is offering appointments at Baptist Medical Park – Nine Mile located at 9400…
Vaccinations by the numbers
From The News Service of Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that all Floridians ages 40 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Monday….
DeSantis announces new age limit for vax
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that all Floridians ages 40 and older will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting Monday and that all…
Buzz: Vax age expected to drop to 40 next week
The buzz around the state is Gov. Ron DeSantis will drop the age limit to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to 40 as early as Monday,…
Best practices for Children’s Trust
Now the Escambia Children’s Trust has a full board, what happens next? Will Dunaway of the Clark Partington law firm did a white paper on…
Community Health vax schedule
Community Health Northwest Florida will hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Pensacola this week at the Brownsville Community Center. Appointments are required for most clinics. Eligible persons…
More vaccination opportunities
Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart will hold clinics in Milton and Pensacola this week that will allow persons 50 and older, as well as other…
Florida tops 2 million COVID-19 cases
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A little more than a year after the novel coronavirus showed up in the state,…
Breaking news: DeSantis to lower vax age limit to 50
Gov. Ron DeSantis today said that Florida will start offering COVID-19 vaccines to all people age 50 and older starting Monday. This week, Florida lowered…
Deal reached on COVID-19 liability protections
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Legislative leaders announced Thursday they have an agreement on COVID-19 liability protections for businesses, nursing…
Vaccines available now in Brownsville
Happening NOW until noon at Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W De Soto St, Â FDOH-Escambia is providing COVID-19 vaccines to eligible residents.Walk-ins are accepted. No appointment…
Vaccine reluctance
As of March 13, 54,023 in Escambia County have received at least on shot of the COVID vaccine – 29,272 have completed the series. Axios…
Mayoral Q&A: Vaccines and a Parking Garage
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A couple of days after engaging in a spirited discussion with the Pensacola City Council about the prospects of leasing a…
Order allows vaccines for the ‘vulnerable’
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After focusing almost exclusively since December on vaccinating seniors, Gov. Ron DeSantis has cleared the…
Two Winn-Dixie stores COVID shots
Two Winn-Dixie locations in Escambia County will now offer the COVID-19 vaccine: Winn-Dixie Store No. 498: 1550 S. Hwy. 29, Cantonment, FL 32533 Winn-Dixie Store…
Brownsville CVS has COVID vaccine
The CVS Pharmacy located 2100 West Cervantes Street is the only CVS pharmacy in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties that is part of Gov. Ron…
DeSantis expands vaccines to older teachers and cops
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Marking a significant change in Florida’s vaccination strategy, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said teachers…
More on CVS COVID vaccinations
Update:Â CVS answered our email, “The locations and appointments will become available as we receive supply vaccine. They should be available later this week.” CVS has…
Escambia in top three for COVID deaths per capita
Dade County has the most COVID-related deaths, 5314. However, Escambia County is ranked third in deaths per 1,000 population. Â Only three counties are above 1.90…
Storm delays COVID-19 vaccine delivery
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A shipment to Florida of more than 200,000 doses of Moderna vaccine has been delayed…
