Florida Blue teams with Lyft and other transportation groups to help eliminate barriers to vaccinations
April 21, 2021 – For nearly five months, Jackson Health System has embraced one of the most ambitious public health projects in its history: vaccinating the community against COVID-19. Since administering its first shot on December 15, 2020, Jackson has been a leading provider of this potentially lifesaving vaccine in Miami-Dade County, vaccinating more than 167,000 people, and administering a total of 301,000 Pfizer doses.
Read MoreApril 21 2021 – On Friday, a clinic that has long served the Florida coastal community by providing free care to uninsured patients living with arthritis will be rededicated to recognize its founders and celebrate a new partnership with the national non-profit organization, CreakyJoints, who recently stepped in to solidify its administrative and financial stability after it lost its longtime sponsor.
April 20, 2021 – More than 1.2 million people in the United States have HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Lee County, the Florida Department of Health estimates around 2,300 community members are living with HIV, and that number continues to grow.
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