Ascension Sacred Heart will hold additional COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Thursday in Milton and Pensacola for local residents who are age 65 and older. Unfortuntately, the appointment times have been filled, according…
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COVID Escambia: Positivity rate 22 percent, new record for hospitalizations, no vax for teachers
According to the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County ‘s positivity rate yesterday was 22.45% based on 891 test results reported for Monday, Jan. 5. Â We also added three more deaths yesterday….
Contact info to schedule vaccination at Olive Baptist and Milton Community Center
In Escambia County, the first series of clinics in January will take place in the gym of Olive Baptist Church at 1836 East Olive Road from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In…
Escambia ICU bed availability down to 8 percent
Yesterday, I picked up on the decrease in ICU beds locally. The News Service of Florida reports the availability is 19.7 percent statewide and only 8 percent in Escambia County. Only 10…
Ascension Sacred Heart responds to Gov. DeSantis
Ascension Sacred Heart plans to open two community clinics on Wednesday in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County that will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to local residents who are age 65 and older. Both…
COVID Update: 12 more deaths, 248 hospitalizations
Escambia County has as COVID-19 crisis. Â Our hospitalizations are now up to 248, according to the Escambia County COVID dashboard. We’ve had 12 death since last Wednesday, Dec. 30. The county’s dashboard…
DeSantis wants to ramp up vaccinations
The Sun Sentinel reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this morning the state will convert selected COVID test sites to vaccination sites, use houses of worship in underserved communities as vaccination sites,…
Escambia lags behind other counties on vaccinations
Through Saturday, 255,808 people had received COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health. Â Escambia County is in the top 20 for COVID cases among Florida residents but didn’t…
Vaccinations in Brownsville
On Sunday, Jan. 3, the Florida Division of Emergency Management ran a pilot vaccination program for 500 senior citizens, ages 65 and over, at the Brownsville Community Center. Interim Public Safety Eric…
FDOH system only works for elderly with computers
The Florida Department of Health Escambia only allows residents 65 or older to schedule an appointment for the COVID vaccination via a survey monkey form. “Completion of this form confirms interest in…
FDOH has application form for COVID vaccine
Gov. Ron DeSantis has made frontline healthcare workers and  individuals 65 years of age and older priorities for the first rounds of the COVID vaccines. Escambia County has been vaccinating first responders…
COVID update: 18 more hospitalizations
Escambia County reports that COVID-related hospitalizations yesterday increased from 172 to 190. Â The lowest number of test results for the month of December were reported for Dec. 27 – 478. Â The positivity…