NEW SMYRNA BEACH ALL THE WAY SOUTH TOWARDS EDGEWATER HERE IN THE CLEAR AS BACK TO YOU.
>> JUSTIN: STEVE, THANK YOU
ANOTHER MAJOR STEP SET TO
HAPPEN TODAY IN THE PUSH TO
GET PEOPLE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
VACCINATED AGAINST THE
CORONAVIRUS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IS OPENING 2 NEW SITES ORLANDO
THOUSANDS OF SENIORS AND
FRONT-LINE WORKERS. THAT’S ON
TOP OF STATE AND LOCAL SITES
ARE ALREADY RUNNING. WE HAVE
LIVE TEAM COVERAGE THIS
MORNING. MARK LEHMAN IS AT THE
INGLEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER. WE
BEGIN WITH EZZY CASTRO LIVE IN
VALENCIA COLLEGE WEST CAMPUS
AND YOU DO NOT NEED
APPOINTMENT TO GO THERE. IS
HE.
>> NO, YOU DON’T THIS IS
ACTUALLY A WALK-UP SITE, WHICH
MEANS YOU CAN WALK UP TO THE
TENT TO GET REGISTERED TO GET
THE VACCINE AND DRIVING HERE
THIS MORNING WE ALREADY SAW A
COUPLE OF CARS LINED UP THAT
WAS BEFORE FOR A M’S WEEKEND.
DEFINITELY EXPECT A BUSY DAY
OUT HERE.
>> WE’RE HERE TO DO IS TO
DELIVER THE VACCINE TO THE
POPULATION. ORLANDO STARTING
TODAY THE MASS VACCINATION
SITE, A VALENCIA COLLEGE’S
WEST CAMPUS WILL OPEN TO
CENTRAL FLORIDIANS THE WALK OF
SITE IS SET TO GIVE 2000 DOSES
OF THE PFIZER VACCINE PER DAY
AND APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT
REQUIRED WAY. WE’RE SET UP.
AND THERE WE’VE GOT SOME FOLKS
>> QUALITY CONTROL THEM BEFORE
THEY SO THAT WHEN THEY GET
WE’RE READY TO PUT THAT
VACCINE IN THE ARM.
>> THE SITE DID A PRACTICE RUN
YESTERDAY WHERE WE WATCHED
ORLANDO POLICE CHIEF ORLANDO
TO LAWN, GET HIS SHOT FOR THE
FIRST OFFICIALS SAY PATIENTS
WILL BE ABLE TO PARK THEIR
CARS AND ENTERED THE TENSE
ONCE INSIDE. THEY’LL HAVE
THEIR TEMPERATURE CHECKED AND
GET A SCREENING FROM THE
SOLDIERS BEFORE GETTING THE
SHOTS WERE JUST VERY FORTUNATE
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS BEEN
CHOSEN FOR THIS IMPORTANT
PROCESS.
CHOSEN FOR THIS IMPORTANT
PROCESS. a wakeup call, answer it. >> I HEAR SOME INFORMATION THE
SITE IS FOR SENIORS WHO ARE 65
AND OLDER AND FOR TEACHERS AND
FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE 50
AND OLDER NOW YOU DON’T NEED
AN APPOINTMENT AGAIN. YOU
DON’T NEED AN APPOINTMENT. BUT
OFFICIALS HERE SAY THAT IF YOU
PRE-REGISTER THROUGH THE
STATE’S WEBSITE THAT
DEFINITELY HELPS OUT ONCE YOU
GET HERE TO THE SITE LIVE IN
ORLANDO. EZZY CASTRO GETTING
RESULTS NEWS. GREAT INFO.
EZZY, THANK YOU. FEMA IS ALSO
USING SMALLER MOBILE SITES TO
VACCINATE PEOPLE IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ONE
SITE IN ORLANDO OPENS THIS
MORNING.
>> AND IT’S FIRST COME FIRST
SERVE MARK LEHMAN CONTINUES
OUR TEAM COVERAGE LIVE AT THE
INGLEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER AND
MARK POLICE HAVE PUT OUT
WARNINGS ABOUT TRAFFIC IN THAT
AREA.
>> YES, OFFICERS SAY THERE
COULD BE BACKUPS ALONG SEMORAN
BOULEVARD AND CURRY FORD ROAD.
WHILE THIS SITE IS OPEN. THE
BIG QUESTION IS HOW MANY
PEOPLE WILL SHOW UP NO
RESERVATIONS SYSTEM IS IN
PLACE. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT
WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW HERE,
THE INGLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER OVERSEEN SEVERAL CARS
IN THE PARKING LOT AS THINGS
WILL BE GETTING UNDERWAY IN A
FEW HOURS. THIS SATELLITE
PEOPLE LOCATION IS THAT TO
ADMINISTER 500 VACCINES PER
DAY WITH THE GOAL OF
INCREASING IMMUNIZATIONS IN
THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. A
GROUP THAT’S BEEN UNDERSERVED
IN THE VACCINE PROCESS.
ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. MORE
THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN VACCINATED ACROSS THE
STATE, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN ITS
MAKE UP JUST OVER 10% OF THAT
NUMBER. THAT’S COMPARED TO ONE
AND A HALF MILLION
NON-HISPANIC WITH 1.1 MILLION
UNKNOWN ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR
JERRY DEMINGS SAYS THE COUNTY
HAS BEEN TASKED WITH
IDENTIFYING VACCINE SITE
LOCATIONS THAT COULD HAVE THE
BIGGEST IMPACT.
>> WE SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT
AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE
PROPORTION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE BEEN INOCULATED IS
REPRESENTATIVE A RELATIVE
PROPORTION OF OUR POPULATION.
AND THAT’S NOT WHERE WE ARE
TODAY.
AND THAT’S NOT WHERE WE ARE
TODAY. a wakeup call, answer it. >> AND THAT’S WHAT BRINGS US
TO THIS FIRST SATELLITE
LOCATION OFF OF LA COSA DRIVE.
THIS IS AN AREA WITH A LARGE
HISPANIC POPULATION AND THE
VACCINE SITE IS FOR THE 65
AND-OLDER COMMUNITY OFFICIALS
SAY AN ID MASK IN TEMPERATURE
CHECKED WILL BE REQUIRED TO
ENTER THE BUILDING AND
RECEIVED THE VACCINE AS WE
COME BACK OUT HERE, THINGS ARE
SET TO GET UNDER WAY STARTING
AT 9 THIS MORNING. THIS
LOCATION WILL BE OPEN EACH DAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. MAYOR
DEMINGS SAYS.
>> EVERY 3 DAYS AND ADDITIONAL
LOCATION WILL BE OPEN UP TO
MEET SOME OF THE SHORTCOMINGS
IN SPECIFIC AREAS FOR NOW
REPORTING LIVE IN ORANGE
COUNTY. MARK LEHMAN GETTING
RESULTS NEWS, 6 THANKS, MARK.
AND THE NEW FEMA SITES AREN’T
THE ONLY OPTION FOR GETTING A
VACCINE. THE ORANGE COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT
STILL HAS APPOINTMENTS
AVAILABLE FOR THIS WEEK AT THE
CONVENTION CENTER.
>> A DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON
SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE 4 WHILE
THE WEBSITE MISTAKENLY SAID IT
HAD REACHED CAPACITY PUBLIX.
MEANTIME, ALSO REOPENING ITS
APPOINTMENT WEBSITE AT 07:00AM
ALL OF THE COMPANY’S STORES
ARE OFFERING THE SHOTS AND
THAT INCLUDES 4 PEOPLE
CONSIDERED EXTREMELY
VULNERABLE. THE STATE IS OUT
WITH A NEW FORM FOR THOSE WHO
FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY. WE’RE
PUTTING THAT PART OF THE STORY
TOGETHER FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE
HOUR.
>> JUSTIN: MEANTIME, A BOLD
NEW PROMISE THIS MORNING FROM
PRESIDENT BIDEN. HE NOW SAYS
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH VACCINE
FOR ALL ADULTS IN THE U.S. IN
THE NEXT 90 DAYS.
>> THIS COUNTRY WILL HAVE
ENOUGH VACCINE SUPPLY SETTING
IN FOR EVERY ADULT IN AMERICA.
>> BY THE END OF MAY.
IN FOR EVERY ADULT IN AMERICA.
>> BY THE END OF MAY. a wakeup call, answer it. >> JUSTIN: THAT TIMELINE IS 2
MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. PART
OF THE REASON IS A HISTORIC
DEAL ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT
WILL HAVE PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT
MERCK HELP REDUCE THE SINGLE
DOSE VACCINE MADE BY ITS
COMPETITOR, JOHNSON AND
JOHNSON AND WITH CASES
CONTINUING TO TREND DOWN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE’S
BIG NEWS FROM TEXAS AND
MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. BOTH
STATES ARE NOW ENDING THEIR
MANDATE TO WEAR MASKS. THE
GOVERNORS IN BOTH STATES ALSO
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY ALL
CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS ON
BUSINESSES INCLUDING
RESTAURANTS ARE BEING LIFTED.
THE MOVE CAME LESS THAN A DAY
AFTER THE CDC DIRECTOR WARNED
ABOUT EASING RESTRICTIONS
BECAUSE OF CONCERNS OVER THE
SPREAD OF VARIANTS OF THE
VIRUS. THE CDC UPDATED ITS
NUMBERS ON THE VARIOUS LAST
NIGHT. BUT FLORIDA’S TOTALS
DID NOT CHANGE. WE STILL HAVE