FDA OKs Pfizer COVID Vaccine For Those As Young As 12, But Will Parents Let Their Kids Get The Shot?Just one day after the Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in 12 to 15 year olds, local health officials are weighing in on who will get their dose first.
Publix Pharmacies In Florida Now Offering Walk-In COVID VaccinationsYou no longer have to make an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine at Publix pharmacies in Florida, and six other states.
Local Leaders, Doctors Encourage African-American Community To Get VaccinatedThe race to vaccinate is losing some stream.
Biden Administration To Cover Vaccine FeesAs part of the Biden administration’s efforts to provide free access to COVID-19 shots, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it will pay administration fees to health-care providers who vaccinate patients enrolled in health plans that don’t cover the fees or that require patient cost sharing.
Centner Academy’s CEO Holds Meeting With Parents After Teacher Tells Class COVID Vaccine Is DangerousA new twist to the vaccine controversy at Centner Academy. A meeting was held Thursday afternoon with parents after a teacher told a fifth grade class not to hug their vaccinated parents.
Centner Academy Science Teacher Cautions 5th Graders On Hugging Vaccinated ParentsIn an email to CBS Miami, Leila Centner confirmed the incident with the fifth-grade class occurred, but argued the teacher violated school policy by discussing the issue with the children.
Republican State Sen. Manny Diaz Calls Centner Academy’s Stance On COVID Vaccine ‘Pretty Ridiculous’ & ‘Dangerous’The leading proponent of vouchers and private schools in the state legislature says he found the actions of the Centner Academy “pretty ridiculous” and “dangerous,” because of the founder’s threats to fire teachers who get the COVID-19 vaccine.
'It's Baffling': Parents Confused After Centner Academy Announces They Won't Employ People Who Have Been VaccinatedLeila Centner, co-founder and CEO of Centner Academy, has recently shared unfounded COVID conspiracies on her Instagram page.
Centner Academy’s CEO Stands By Claims That COVID Vaccines Are ‘An Experiment Right Now’Leila Centner, CEO of Centner Academy, spoke Tuesday about her school’s controversial new policy trying to keep teachers and staff from getting lifesaving COVID vaccinations.
White House Gives Its Position On Centner Academy's Announcement They Won't Employ Vaccinated PeopleWhite House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the COVID-19 vaccine is designed “to keep children safe, keep parents safe, keep teachers safe.”
Centner Academy Won't Employ COVID-19 Vaccinated Employees, Citing Debunked TheoryThe owners of a Miami private school want its teachers and employees not to get the COVID-19 vaccine, citing a debunked anti-vaccination theory.
South Florida Vaccination Sites Once Again Offering Johnson & Johnson’s One-Shot VaccineEfforts to vaccinate more residents continue throughout South Florida and many of those locations are once again feeding up to offer the one douse Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Walk-Up COVID Vaccination Event To Be Held In Homestead On SaturdayThe city of Homestead will be offering a walk-up COVID vaccination event on Saturday.
FEMA-Funded Vaccine Sites Resume Administering First Doses Of Pfizer VaccineWith the Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused, all-state run FEMA-funded sites, including the one at Miami Dade College North Campus, have resumed giving first doses of the Pfizer vaccine.