Florida News That Impacts You – September 14th, 2023
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- The tropics remain active with three disturbances led Hurricane Lee and Hurricane Margot. A third disturbance is expected to develop into a tropical storm and possibly a hurricane in the coming days. Currently only Hurricane Lee poses a potential threat to populated areas as it’s expected to pass to the west of Bermuda, where there’s a tropical storm warning, with the potential to impact coastal areas in the northeast in Maine and Nova Scotia this weekend as a tropical storm. Hurricane watches have been issued for those areas.
- The Florida Department of Health has issued a recommendation against the recently authorized COVID-19 boosters. Citing the recommendation: A new mRNA COVID-19 booster was approved on September 11, 2023, by the federal government. While the initial mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) utilizing human clinical trial data, the most recent booster approval was granted in the absence of any meaningful booster-specific clinical trial data performed in humans. The official recommendation reads: The State Surgeon General recommends against the COVID-19 booster for individuals under 65. Individuals 65 and older should discuss this information with their health care provider, including potential concerns outlined in this guidance.
- After twice pushing back their tentative service start date, Brightline has announced September 22nd, a week from Friday, as the official start date for service to and from Orlando to South Florida.
- Gas prices were a penny lower Wednesday. Statewide the average price for regular unleaded is $3.58 per gallon – 7 cents lower than a week ago. In Palm Beach County the average price is $3.77 per gallon, which is the seventh highest price in the state (the best relative pricing of the year for our area).