News Briefs

BY CRISTEL CANTARERO, STAFF WRITER

FRONTLINE WORKERS RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE

Frontline workers at Memorial Regional Hospital have began receiving the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. With cases increasing daily, healthcare workers are receiving the vaccine in hopes of eventually stopping the spread. Vaccinations are starting at 500 a day and will slowly transition to 1,000.

“If we do not have the front line protected from the disease, we are ignoring those we go to when we need them the most,” sophomore Nicole Bohlmann said.

It is recommended by health experts to continue following COVID-19 precautions after receiving the vaccine.

PARKLAND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting on Feb. 14, 2018, the Parkland grand jury began advocating for mental health services.

An issue that the grand jury discussed was that Florida provides the least amount of funding per capita in the country for mental health resources. The grand jury also argued for more coordination between local, state and federal agencies to help students in need of mental health services.

“If our system took the time to find treatments and therapists who could bring some [aid]..., it would be a great relief,” sophomore Cindy Lop said.

GABLES PRESERVATION POP-UP

A pop-up in the city of Gables has been put in place with the goal of showcasing art and historic preservation. Located on the Northside of Miracle Mile, The E-Tail window’s installation has displays of vignettes — a small artistic design — that showcase Coral Gables’s history, as well as a quilt.

Additionally, there is a display with quilt-like patterns that symbolize the city’s diversity.

“It helps bring this society together, showing acceptance in each other’s cultures just overall bringing happiness within gables,” freshman Isabella Barros said.