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December 2021
Volume 18, Issue 12
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CELEBRATING 19 YEARS OF PUBLISHING P OSITIVE COMMUNIT Y NEWS
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PARTNERS WITH DELIVERXD TO OFFER ANTIBODIES TEST
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more. As a locally owned and operated pharmacy, it devotes much of its time and effort to preventative and curative health care to ensure the wellness of the community. The goal is to provide easy access to therapy that places a high value on personal wellness and disease prevention. “Once again, DeliveRxd Pharmacy has No-cost, at-home COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment is now available through the Florida Department of Health and DeliveRxd. stepped up to offer our region a service No-cost, at-home COVID-19 mono- that is not offered in most other placclonal antibody treatment is now avail- es around the nation and world,” said able through the Florida Department of Dr. Douglas Holt, director of the Florida Health and DeliveRxd. Department of Health in Hillsborough Those who would like this option do County. “In addition to being a convenot have to be homebound or bedrid- nient option, this also helps reduce acden. Additionally, DeliveRxd Pharma- cess issues.” cy continues to offer the COVID-19 Monoclonal antibodies are like the anvaccine to those in Hillsborough and tibodies your body makes to fight virusPinellas. There is no out-of-pocket cost es and other bugs, but they are made in for those who choose the services. the labs of pharmaceutical companies. “We are excited to add this as an They’re designed to target the corooption for those in the region,” said navirus spike protein. When the antiWilliam Parker, president and found- bodies bind to the spike protein, they er of DeliveRxd Pharmacy. “We aim block the virus from entering your to improve the health and wellness of body’s cells. If the virus can’t enter every patient that we serve. We aspire cells, it can’t make copies of itself and to deliver the highest quality and most continue spreading within the body. comprehensive pharmacy health care If a person is already sick, monoservices. Our commitment to integrity clonal antibodies prevent them from and improving the health and wellness having severe symptoms that require of our patients will forever guide us.” hospitalization. If someone has been DeliveRxd offers convenient, ze- exposed, monoclonal antibodies can ro-cost prescription delivery through- fend off the virus to prevent him or her out the Tampa Bay Metro area. At from becoming sicka in the first place. DeliveRxd Pharmacy, it specializes in To schedule an at-home COVID-19 services including preventative health monoclonal antibody treatment or vaccare, front-door pharmacy delivery and cination, call 932-6266.
ALAFIA DRIVING ACADEMY PREPARES NEW DRIVERS FOR THE ROAD By Taylor Wells sure what the other schools cost these days, but I know we cost. I like to think that the parents get their money’s worth when they book with us,” said Founder and Owner Cole Dolmseth. “Communication is key; we are on time. If we are running late, we’ll let you know. If you call us and we can’t Brandon Anderson, a driving instructor with Alafia Driving Academy, get to the phone, we standing next to his white 2019 Kia Sportage. will call you back. If you have For those who are questions, I’ll seeking professional answer them driving instructors the best I that can come to can—or find you, they’d have a out for you.” hard time finding ones better than Alafia Lessons come in several packages and Driving Academy. The local company has been around since 2013 and provides ser- can be personalized to what you need. The vices from Sun City Center up to Mango, academy recommends a 10-hour package, covering Ruskin, Apollo Beach, Riverview, but you can also get more lessons, includFishHawk, Valrico, Brandon, Western Plant ing its 20-hour package. Plus, it has lessons for manual transmission/stick driving, a City, Dover and Seffner. Telling from personal experience, the 3-in-3 driver course for the three-crashesinstructors are top-notch. Even on the in-three-years law and extra lessons even first lesson while driving in the rain, the after getting your license. Alafia Driving Academy offers free pickinstructor had no issue providing instruction. They’ll calmly communicate what you up at homes in its service area, and you can should be doing, let you know what you’re meet up with instructors if you live outside doing well, explain how to improve and their service area. It is also looking for new cover all the bases so that you have a solid instructors; if you want to teach driving and want a fairly flexible job, be sure to grasp on safe driving in no time. Things that the instructors will do in- contact the academy. For more information, to schedule a lesclude starting by practicing the basics in a neighborhood and later driving on back son or to contact the academy, visit www. roads and highways, going for longer dis- alafiadrivingacademy.com or www.linketances in traffic, changing lanes, doing din.com/company/alafia-driving-academy, info@alafiadrivingacademy.com, U-turns, parking to the left and right and email much more. Plus, they can prepare you for check out its Facebook page @AlafiaDrivthe DMV driving test and help you pass it ingAcademy or call 438-9712. easily. “I like to think that we set the standard for driving schools. New, high-end, maintained cars. Internal and external dash CIRQUE ITALIA ......................................PG 3 cams, GPS tracks of where we went, af- WINTER VILLAGE ................................ PG 9 ter-lessons reports to the parents after EYE ON BUSINESS ...................PGS 25-26 every trip. Back when we started, none of COMMUNITY ARTS.........................PGS 35 the other schools did any of that. I’m not
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