How to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Central Florida
Here's a breakdown of where you can get a COVID-19 vaccine in Central Florida.
Orange County’s mobile vaccine clinic on the move as cases surge
Orange County’s mobile vaccine trailer made its latest stop at Oak Ridge High School in Orlando.
Disney World requiring vaccinations for some employees
According to a statement from The Walt Disney Company, impacted employees have 60 days to get vaccinated if they aren’t already.
Holmes Beach restaurant says business is booming since requiring diners to be vaccinated
Beach Bistro on Holmes Beach in Anna Maria Island now requires diners to be vaccinated, adding to its "aggressive" safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Pentagon officials scramble to implement new vaccine mandates for military amid recent COVID-19 surge
Pentagon officials are scrambling to figure out how to implement the changes across the vast military population and determining which National Guard and Reserve troops would be affected by the orders.
Florida Department of Health moves forward on fines for vaccine passport ban violations
The Florida Department of Health published a proposed rule that would carry out a new law allowing the state to levy $5,000 fines against businesses, government agencies and educational institutions that violate a ban on so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports.”
Minnesota will offer $100 for new COVID-19 vaccinations
Minnesota will offer $100 per new COVID-19 vaccination as part of a new effort to increase vaccinations numbers by President Biden.
Florida legislature would have to approve $100 vaccine incentive, DeSantis says
President Joe Biden called on state and local governments to draw from COVID-19 relief funds to give $100 to newly vaccinated people, but in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis says he does not have the power to approve such an incentive.
COVID-19 vaccine incentive: Biden calls for $100 payout to newly vaccinated
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases among mostly unvaccinated Americans due to the fast-spreading delta variant, President Joe Biden called on local governments to offer $100 to newly vaccinated people as an incentive.
FDA allows troubled Baltimore COVID-19 vaccine factory to resume operations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine.
AstraZeneca to seek US approval of COVID-19 vaccine in 2nd half of 2021
AstraZeneca said it will seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of 2021, a timeframe that has been delayed.
Google, Facebook mandate vaccines for employees returning to work
Big tech companies are requiring that their employees get their shots in order to return to work.
Pfizer data suggests 3rd dose of vaccine 'strongly' boosts protection against delta variant
Pfizer shared limited data suggesting that a third dose of its original COVID-19 vaccine may “strongly” boost protection against the delta variant.
Delta variant symptoms: How they're different from normal COVID
It is important to know that the delta variant is somewhat different from what we have seen so far in this pandemic.
Which masks protect against delta COVID-19 variant?
The delta variant accounts for upwards of 83% of new cases in the US.
Governor holds roundtable to discuss face masks in schools
He predicted lawmakers would hold a special session “to be able to provide protections for parents and kids who just want to breathe freely and don’t want to be suffering under these masks during the school year.”
New CDC mask guidelines: Vaccinated should mask indoors, as should K-12 schools
The CDC announced new face mask recommendations Tuesday for vaccinated people and K-12 schools, citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread by those who have been vaccinated.
All Orange County Tax Collector workers required to get COVID vaccine
In a memo to employees, the agency said all employees must be fully vaccinated by August 31.
Moderna to add more children to COVID-19 vaccine studies at FDA’s request
The company said it is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration to enroll more study participants under age 12.
VA mandates COVID-19 vaccine for medical employees, staff
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday it is requiring medical employees and facility staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a surge in cases and low vaccination rates.