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UF Health Jacksonville could have COVID-19 vaccine next week
Read full article: UF Health Jacksonville could have COVID-19 vaccine next weekTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s top public health official said Tuesday that five Florida hospitals -- including UF Health Jacksonville -- could receive COVID-19 vaccinations as early as next week. RELATED: Jacksonville hospital among 5 in Florida to get COVID-19 vaccine firstReferred to as the “Pfizer 5,” Broward Memorial, UF Health Jacksonville, Tampa General Hospital, Advent Health in Orlando, and Jackson Memorial in Miami will be the first Florida hospitals to receive the vaccine. Four of the five facilities are members of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, a statewide hospital association. And it will be both the second wave of the Pfizer vaccine as well as potentially the Moderna vaccine,” Senior said. Rivkees was joined on Tuesday morning’s phone call by Agency for Health Care Administration Deputy Secretary Molly McKinstry.
Yulee High School student ‘hit the waves’ to celebrate graduation
Read full article: Yulee High School student ‘hit the waves’ to celebrate graduationJACKSONVILLE, Fla – 2020 graduates just know how to have fun! Colton A. Harris graduated from Yulee High School and decided to hit the water during his senior photo shoot. Harris captured the moment while sporting his cap and gown. The graduate wanted to capitalize on his love for water and wakesurfing to celebrate his accomplishments. Harris said he wanted to leave a message for the Class of 2020: “Don’t stop till you achieve what you want.”Friday, July 10, is also his 18th birthday.
Florida student’s photos go viral after wakesurfing in cap and gown
Read full article: Florida student’s photos go viral after wakesurfing in cap and gownCRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. – One Florida student took to the river in his cap and gown to celebrate his graduation. Lyric Oaks, a senior at Wakulla High School in Sopchoppy, Florida, grabbed his wakeboard and shredded to his success in the Ochlockonee River. Elizabeth Birdwell, owner of Elizabeth Birdwell Photography, said it was a blast to shoot. "He loves to wakesurf.... but while in a cap and gown? Lyric Oaks, a senior at Wakulla High School in Sopchoppy, Florida, grabbed his wakeboard and shredded to his success in the Ochlockonee River.
At capacity after shootings, Chicago hospital stops admissions
Read full article: At capacity after shootings, Chicago hospital stops admissionsScott Olson/Getty Images(CNN) - Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital temporarily stopped accepting patients Sunday morning because they were at capacity following a series of shootings, a hospital official said. The hospital went "on bypass" in the early morning, said Roberta Rakove, Senior VP for External Affairs. Mount Sinai Hospital is one of five trauma centers in Chicago, according to Rakove. At its height early Sunday morning, Mount Sinai had 12 trauma patients, Rakove said. Rakove could not say when Mount Sinai Hospital went "on bypass," but said it came "off bypass" at approximately 6:30 am.