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5 hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide exposure at Sumter County prison
Read full article: 5 hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide exposure at Sumter County prisonFive people were treated after a possible carbon monoxide exposure at the Federal Correctional Complex Coleman’s adjacent Satellite Prison Camp in Sumterville, according to a news release.
Dog recovering after all paws burned in car fire, Sumter veterinarians say
Read full article: Dog recovering after all paws burned in car fire, Sumter veterinarians sayVeterinarians with Sumter County Animal Services said Friday a dog that was recently injured in a car fire is doing well after suffering burns to all four paws.
Florida governor looks to open eligibility to everyone after people over 55 receive vaccine
Read full article: Florida governor looks to open eligibility to everyone after people over 55 receive vaccineRon DeSantis suggested Wednesday that incremental increases in COVID-19 vaccine eligibility would stop after people who are 55 and older were inoculated. [TRENDING: ‘Manatee graveyard in Fla. | 6 major announcements from Disney | Fla. woman charged in US Capitol attack]AdThis comes after the governor announced on Monday that the state would expand eligibility to people 60 and older starting on March 15. DeSantis did not give a timeline for when Florida would expand eligibility to those 55 and older. The CDC has not posted new allocation information about Johnson & Johson single-dose vaccine. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.
First senior vaccine pod offering Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in Sumter County
Read full article: First senior vaccine pod offering Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in Sumter CountySUMTERVILLE, Fla. – The first vaccine pod in Florida to offer the newly approved, single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine opened up in Sumter County on Wednesday. Ron DeSantis made the announcement at Lake-Sumter State College’s Sumter Campus, which was already serving as a vaccination site. “They (Sumter County) have the highest percentage of seniors, of any county in the state of Florida -- 58% of all the residents of Sumter are 65 or older,” DeSantis said. “We’ve done a majority of the seniors in Sumter.”This new vaccine pod will offer up to 1,000 J&J vaccinations a day for the next three days, according to the governor. This new vaccine pod comes as the state gets ready to expand its age eligibility requirements on Monday to include any Floridians who are 60 or older.