Miami-Dade County, Fla. – Floridians with 16-21-year-old medical conditions make them particularly susceptible to COVID-19, signing up for vaccinations at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital from next week, the Miami-Dade facility announced Friday. The Pfizer vaccine dose will be available to people of that age who are “currently under the care of …
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Miami – Police are searching for a man who escaped from a Miami hospital while in custody. The man, identified as Leskil Richards, was injured during an arrest in Miami on Sunday. He returned to the hospital on Monday after suffering a seizure, his relatives said. According to police, Richards …
Read More »Homestead police-involved shooting captured on surveillance video
Homestead, Fla. – An investigation into the shooting involving an officer at Homestead is underway, officials confirmed. Miami-Dade County Police say City officials from the Homestead Police Department responded to a burglary at a building on NE 5th Avenue around 10 p.m. Sunday night. A suspect fled the scene, which …
Read More »Coronavirus vaccine ‘pod’ being planned in Florida as health care workers receive 1st shot
Miami – Medical workers in South Florida have begun making their sleeves to get a coronavirus vaccine, and the state’s emergency management director shared details of how and when the shots will be delivered on Monday. Jared Moskovitz said Florida is planning mass vaccination sites, called pods, that will be …
Read More »In Florida, 10,557 new cases were reported Saturday, killing 71 residents
The Florida Department of Health reported 10,557 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. It marked the third day in a row with more than 10,000 new cases in the state. Florida has also reported an additional 71 deaths as a result of COVID-19. According to the health department, there are …
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