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From the Orange County Newsroom
Orange County vaccinated its 500,000th person on Thursday, April 1, with 175,000 of them being vaccinated via the Drive-Thru Vaccination Site at the Orange County …
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4/1/21
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Knowledge about virus variants just one of the ways genomics will aid in fighting diseases
From AdventHealth
AdventHealth is beginning to sequence the genomes of a subset of COVID-19 cases …
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4/1/21
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By Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix
COVID vaccine eligibility opens up for residents as young as 16 starting Monday in Florida, raising a myriad of questions about how the process will work …
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4/1/21
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By John Haughey | The Center Square
The Miami Heat will be the NBA’s first team to designate seats exclusively for the fully-vaccinated Thursday when fans presenting a COVID-19 vaccination …
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4/1/21
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Focus on Business
By John Haughey | The Center Square
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was rocking as he signed the first bill sent to his desk by lawmakers during their 2021 legislative session …
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3/30/21
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From AdventHealth
With coronavirus vaccines being distributed to community members, we’re turning a corner and looking forward to better days ahead for all of our loved ones. When it’s your …
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3/30/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
At Monday's news conference, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced that, starting April 5, the county will be re-opening several seniors facilities, gyms, …
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3/29/21
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Smoking is a major cause of heart and lung disease and can increase an individual’s risk for developing complications from COVID-19
From the Florida Department of Health in Orange County
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3/29/21
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By John Haughey | The Center Square
Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday demanded the Biden administration lift the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) no-sail order for cruise …
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3/28/21
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By Linda Williams
The impacts of COVID-19 have hit the travel industry hard. While the country slowly starts to open up, the future of travel is still unclear. And while leisure travelers may be …
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3/28/21
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As a scholar of the Bible and ancient Judaism, I believe Passover is a particularly poignant time to recognize the tragedies of the past year and offer hope for the future.
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By Samuel L. Boyd, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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3/27/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
Mayor Jerry Demings of Orange County shared the latest update from Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations would be open to 40+ next week, …
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3/25/21
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Masking, social distancing still needed to avoid another surge in cases
From AdventHealth
The decline in hospitalizations at AdventHealth’s facilities in Central Florida has slowed, a …
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3/25/21
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By Isaac Morgan, Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that COVID-19 vaccines could soon become available to all adults in Florida some time in April – a move similar to President …
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3/23/21
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![[L-R] Shayla Rhodes and Ciara Williamson serve as COVID-19 contract tracers for the Florida Department of Health in Orange County.](https://epsilon.creativecirclecdn.com/apopka/medium/20210708-143300-oc-contact-tracing.jpg)
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From the Orange County Newsroom
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings provided a news brief on Monday afternoon on COVID-19 vaccinations, including the latest on appointments, new sites, and an …
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3/22/21
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By Carine Mardorossian, Professor of English, University at Buffalo One of the most devastating elements of the coronavirus pandemic has been the inability to personally care for loved ones who have …
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By Carine Mardorossian, Professor of English, University at Buffalo
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3/20/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED to 40+ FOR COVID-19 VACCINE APPOINTMENTS
Eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations at the Drive-Thru Vaccination Site at the Orange County …
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3/18/21
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Dollar General, Instacart and Publix have offered paid leave time or cash incentive bonuses to encourage their employees to get vaccinated By Rita Men, Associate Professor of Public Relations, …
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3/18/21
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From the Office of U.S. Congresswoman Val Demings
Congresswoman Val Demings has extended an invitation to residents of Florida's 10th District, that includes Apopka, for a virtual town hall with …
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3/18/21
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Focus on Travel... and Business... and Real Estate...
From The Hustle
“Full stack” is typically used to describe a software engineer who can do everything (e.g., back end, front end).
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3/18/21
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By John Haughey, The Center Square
Governor Ron DeSantis wants to spend $4.1 billion in federal pandemic assistance to boost state ports, augment “resilience” spending and send every law …
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3/17/21
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Focus on Business
From The Hustle
Slinging back samples at the grocery isn’t just good customer service, it’s good business.
In-store samples are a bread-and-butter growth tactic …
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3/17/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
As of Sunday, March 14, 2021, 65 percent of Orange County residents 65+ have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, 13 percent of all …
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3/16/21
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By Meghan Owenz, Assistant Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, Penn State As vaccines become more available and life begins returning to so-called normal, caregivers and …
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3/16/21
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By Olivia Parkinson
Who would have thought it would take a global pandemic to teach us lessons about our homes? Not many. After all, hardly anyone predicted the events of the past year, barring …
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3/16/21
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