Florida News that impacts you – April 14th, 2021
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- On back of the FDA and CDC’s recommendation to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson one dose vaccine, all scheduled appointments for the J&J vaccine, regardless of administrator in Florida have been postponed on back of a formal suspension order by Governor DeSantis. This includes Publix no longer opening its portal today for appointments for the J&J vaccine. Publix is opening its portal today for Moderna appointments in parts of the state where vaccine demand has been soft.
- Monday’s good news regarding new COVID-19 cases didn’t last. After having only 1,613 new cases reported on Monday by the Florida Department of Health, Tuesday appeared to reflect delayed reporting as 9,068 new cases were reported - the highest daily total since February 5th.
- A total of 7.4 million Floridians have now been vaccinated with at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This includes over 4.5 million Floridians who’ve now completed a vaccine series – including 510,247 Floridians who’ve received the now suspended Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
- Governor DeSantis has announced Florida will begin the process to permanently close the Piney Point wastewater reservoir on back of the recent breech which led to a state of emergency in the area. DeSantis is directing the Department of Environmental Protection to create a closure plan and is allocating $15.4 million in existing funds to treat the remaining reservoir water for the purpose of discharging it.
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