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Some COVID-19 vaccinations sites closing for Easter
Read full article: Some COVID-19 vaccinations sites closing for EasterThe FEMA-supported, state-run Miami Dade College vaccination site and its satellite sites currently doing second shots will be open Sunday. Broward said its vaccine and testing sites will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines have been serving as test sites in Broward, and public vaccine sites include Central Broward Park in Lauderhill, Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, Tree Tops Park in Davie, Markham Park in Sunrise, Topeekeegee Yugnee (T.Y.) For a complete list of public vaccination site options available in Broward, go to GetVaccinated.Broward.org. To schedule an appointment at a Broward park site, visit myvaccine.fl.gov or call 866-201-6313 (TTY 833-476-1526).
Broward mayor says health department will vaccinate about 20,000 residents a week at 8 sites
Read full article: Broward mayor says health department will vaccinate about 20,000 residents a week at 8 sitesBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Broward County Mayor Steve Geller held a news conference Tuesday morning at the Broward Governmental Center to discuss the county health department’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts and the issues that have occurred with its website. The Department of Health in Broward County currently has three locations open where seniors 65 and older can receive the vaccine. According to the mayor, the health department plans to open eight locations and will be able to vaccinate about 20,000 people per week -- possibly more. “As each new Department of Health location opens, they will reopen the Broward County website for new reservations for the first three weeks at that location,” Geller said. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is scheduled to provide an update on Miami-Dade’s vaccination plan at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Day 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Broward County less than smooth sailing
Read full article: Day 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Broward County less than smooth sailing[RELATED: Get the details on Broward County locations: Vista View Park, Davie; Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, and, on Tuesday, Markham Park, Sunrise. However, it stated that all appointments were filled: “The Florida Department of Health in Broward County has provided 26,465 COVID-19 vaccination appointments to individuals ages 65 and over. Information from the Florida Department of Health states:If you have previously registered you should have received an email confirmation, please check your spam or junk email folders. The coronavirus testing site at Holiday Park in Broward County is in the midst of transitioning to a vaccine administration location. Once up and running, it will be operated by the Florida Department of Health.
Dramatic video captures helicopter rescue after crash in Coconut Creek
Read full article: Dramatic video captures helicopter rescue after crash in Coconut CreekCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. – A helicopter pilot working with a crew on a project in Tradewinds Park had to be rescued from a heavily wooded area after the chopper crashed Thursday. Here's a look at the work the chopper was doing this morning before it crashed in the south end of Tradewinds Park. The Coconut Creek Police said that the helicopter pilot was part of a county crew that was restoring a drainage system in Tradewinds Park. The Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Department Technical Rescue Team and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Air Rescue North were able to hoist the injured pilot from the crash site and he was then transport to a local hospital. Coconut Creek police said the helicopter pilot suffered non-life threatening injuries.