AROUND THE DISTRICT
STATEWIDE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS
On Friday, January 29, the State of Florida announced the launch of a statewide preregistration system to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointment for eligible individuals: people 65 and older, frontline health care workers, and long-term care facility residents and staff.
Individuals can pre-register for vaccine appointments and be notified when appointments are available in their area by visiting myvaccine.fl.gov.
This website will allow individuals who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to be proactively contacted when vaccine appointments are available at state-supported vaccination sites. On the site, residents can select their county and submit their contact information. Once appointments are available, individuals will be contacted by phone call, text or email and will be assisted in scheduling an appointment.
Additionally, as part of the statewide registration system, each county has a designated phone number that individuals can call and pre-register if they do not have Internet access. The complete list of numbers is available here, and local numbers are below:
- Escambia County: 866-201-1025
- Okaloosa County: 866-200-3599
- Santa Rosa County: 866-201-7110
- Walton County: 866-201-3054
- Holmes County: 866-201-3925
On January 21, State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees issued a Public Health Advisory prioritizing vaccine in Florida for Florida residents. (The public health advisory is here). Please remember to bring proof of residency for any appointment.
LOCAL VACCINE INFORMATION
Eighteen Publix supermarkets across Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties have begun administering COVID-19 vaccines to residents 65 and older. Each location can administer 100-125 vaccine shots per day.
You must sign up for an appointment to receive a COVID vaccine shot. Please visit http://publix.com/covidvaccine for more information.
Veterans in Northwest Florida can schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine through the Pensacola Veterans Affairs Clinic. Additionally, the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System’s Joint Ambulatory Care Center in Pensacola will host drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday for eligible veterans. So will the Biloxi Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mississippi. Veterans interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during either the Biloxi or Pensacola events can register by calling 1-800-296-8872. For more information, see also:
WEAR-TV — February 10, 2021
Biloxi, Pensacola VA facilities to host drive-thru COVID vaccinations
Finally, Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program on Feb. 12, 2021. More than 1,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in 22 states, including 6 in Northwest Florida, are receiving federal vaccine allocations this week, with an emphasis on locations that reach customers in underserved communities with limited access to health care.
For a complete list of Walmart and Sam’s Club stores offering the vaccine, as well as more information, please visit here.
GAETZ IN THE NEWS
Breitbart News — February 9, 2021
Gaetz: ‘This Is Impeachment by Reflex’
Monday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) slammed congressional Democrats’ effort to impeach former President Donald Trump, which is set to begin later on Tuesday. Gaetz called it “impeachment by reflex” and said the impeachment argument is a double standard for Trump, which Democrats “cannot live by.”
Panama City News Herald — February 9, 2021
GUEST VIEW: Gaetz fulfilling his duties properly
These local Democratic leaders are obsessed with Matt Gaetz for talking too much on Fox, but they have nothing to say when Democrats like Jerry Nadler, Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Eric Swalwell, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib want to turn this country into a socialist nightmare, and silence those who disagree. These Dems never miss a chance to offer a sound bite or jump in front of a camera.
Sean Hannity — February 8, 2021
GAETZ on DEMS: ‘When Will These People Stop Focusing on Donald Trump and Start Focusing on America?’
Congressman Matt Gaetz called-out his Democratic colleagues Monday ahead of the Senate’s impending Impeachment trial; asking when are these people going to “stop focusing on Donald Trump?” “When will these people stop focusing on Donald Trump and start focusing on the American people?” asked Rep. Gaetz.
Florida Daily — February 8, 2021
Michael Waltz Continues the Fight to Have the U.S. Work With Israel on PTSD
“The United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act, would leverage research assets and experiences of the U.S. and Israel to develop best practices in the research, diagnosis and treatment of PTSD. The legislation also establishes a grant program for American universities and private non-profits teaming up with Israeli counterparts to research PTSD,” Waltz’s office noted. U.S. Reps. Elaine Luria, D-Va., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Penn., and Lee Zeldin, R-NY, quickly backed the bill which garnered almost 100 cosponsors including U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Charlie Crist, D-Fla., Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
Axios — February 11, 2021
Republicans raise bias claims to board reviewing Trump’s Facebook ban
What they’re saying: Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), the top Republican on Judiciary’s antitrust panel, writes in the letter that Republicans believe Facebook’s “de-platforming standards are not applied in a fair and neutral manner.” “Instances where conservatives viewpoints have been censored, blocked, diminished harm the free exchange of ideas and irreparably damage conservative Americans’ faith in the fairness of purportedly neutral actors like Facebook,” Buck writes in the letter, also signed by nine other Republican lawmakers including Reps. Darrell Issa, Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz.
WHAT WE’RE READING
Pensacola News Journal — February 11, 2021
104-year-old Pensacola Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient receives COVID-19 vaccination
WEAR-TV — February 10, 2021
FEMA plans to reimburse families up to $7000 for COVID-related funeral costs
Pensacola News Journal — February 11, 2021
Highway 399 will finally reopen Friday, five months after closing due to Hurricane Sally
New York Post — February 11, 2021
Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa admits they hid nursing home data so feds wouldn’t find out
Issues and Insights — February 12, 2021
Did A Shadowy Anti-Trump ‘Cabal’ Help Sway 2020 Election Outcome?
American Greatness — February 11, 2021
The Callous COVID Cruelty of Our Ruling Class
Townhall — February 11, 2021
Stop Calling It an ‘Insurrection’
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