The Boca Raton Tribune Yo u r C l o s e s t N e i g h b o r
East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL
Number 495 • Year XI
January 15 - January 21, 2021
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City of Boca Raton Fire Rescue to Administer Limited COVID-19 Vaccinations to Residents 65-and-Older
Constance Scott Endorsed by the Firefighters of Boca Raton 1560
A Boca Raton Couple Celebrates 100 years of Life And 80 Years of Marriage
NBCUniversal executive and Riviera Beach native to speak at virtual MLK celebration
FAU Develops Simplified COVID-19 Diagnostic Method to Ramp Up Testing To properly monitor and help curb the spread of COVID-19, several millions of diagnostic tests are required daily in just the United States alone. There is still a widespread lack of COVID-19 testing in the U.S. and many of the clinical diagnostics protocols require extensive human labor and materials that could face supply shortages and present biosafety concerns. The current gold standard for COVID-19 diagnostic testing in the U.S., developed by the U.S.
Palm Beach County Faces Shortfall in Vaccine Doses as Demand Continues to Rise
The City of Boca Raton Utility Services is currently using a different and more potent water disinfection process and will continue to use this “somewhat stronger” method up until January 24. Although individuals may notice a slight “chlorine taste or odor during this time” the process is temporary and generally not harmful. Tap water may also be discolored. However, The City of Boca Raton is now producing a free chlorine residual as opposed to the chloramine residual normally produced, and points out in the press release that the “methods for testing and removing”
County Commissioners’ offices are being inundated by angry calls and correspondence from constituents demanding to know why the rollout of the COVID vaccine appears to have become mired in bureaucracy. The constituent frustration is being taken out on the county but, in truth, there is little county officials can do to address the real issue, a lack of product. The federal government has allocated fewer doses to Florida than was expected and the number of doses has actually decreased as the weeks have passed. This has left the Florida department of Health in Palm Beach County with the inability to plan from week to week how many appointment it can confirm, Dr Alina Alonso, FDOH-PBC director has indicated her staff is working to get the vaccine in the arms of county residents as fast as they can but the lack of vaccine has constrained their efforts.
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