Palm Beach County health director to give update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Palm Beach County leaders on Tuesday will give an update on the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEETFOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR..AND GET AN UPDATE ON THE COVIDVACCINE ROLLOUT AND CASES INTHE COMMUNITY.

W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S STEPHANIESUSSKIND JOINS US LIVE FROMOUTSIDE THE COMMISSICHAMBERS WITH NEW INFORMATIOFROM ONE COUNTY LEADERWE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OFWHAT'S ON COMMISSIONERS' MINWHEN THEY MEET HERE LATER THISMORNING.

MEANWHILE- ONECOMMISSIONER IS ALREADYSPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE LACK OFVACCINE AVAILABILITY IN PALMBEACH COUNTY.COMMISSIONER MELISSA MCKINLAYTOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TOEXPLAIN THE BREAKDOWN IN THENUMBERS.

SHE SAYS AT LEAST 93THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVEREGISTERED FOR A COVID VACCINETHROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH IN PALM BEACH COUNTHOWEVER ONLY 24 THOUSAND 500DOSES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLETO THE COUNTY.

SHE ADDS THEYARE EXPECTING ANOTHER 4THOUSAND DOSES HOPEFULLY BTODAY..

BUT THAT'S STILL NOWHERE NEAR WHAT THEY NEED TOMEET THE DEMAND.

MANY SENIORSSAY THEY ARE FRUSTRATED WITHTHE ROLLOUT AND THE DIFFICULTO GET A VACCINE.MCKINLAY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TOCONTACT STATE AND FEDERALELECTED LEADERS AND DEMANDBETTER.

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