Here’s your last chance to get a free monkeypox vaccine in Orange County this weekend
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Orange County is still offering free monkeypox vaccinations Sunday. This is during the Come Out With Pride events that are wrapping up. Read: Florida health officials recommend monkeypox vaccine as global outbreak continuesWalk-ins are welcome at the Orlando Public Library, where people can get the shot from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.Read: Monkeypox: How to get a vaccination appointment in Orange CountyFor more information, you can contact the DOH-Orange’s Call Center at 407-723-5004. Read: Monkeypox: How effective is the vaccine? See the map of the location below:Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 11 Monkeypox (WFTV)Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
wftv.comSunny Sunday, fall front moving in will bring cooler air and rain next week
ORLANDO, Fla. — Sunday starts off cool across Central Florida, with most areas waking up to temperatures in the 60s. However, temperatures will warm up significantly in the afternoon with temps near 90 degrees in many communities. Read: Orlando celebrates LGBTQ community, ensures safety during Come Out With Pride festivalOrlando will see sunny skies with a high temperature of 87 degrees. On Sunday night, temperatures will drop back down into the high 60s. Read: Halloween Gators, Goblins and Ghouls: Gatorland reopens after Hurricane IanFollowing the rain will be much cooler air with mornings in the 40s and 50s, and highs in the 70s for the end of next week.
wftv.comOrlando celebrates LGBTQ community, ensures safety during Come Out With Pride festival
ORLANDO, Fla. — Thousands of people flooded the streets in downtown Orlando for this year’s Come Out With Pride festival on Saturday. That feeling of pride and joy was the same story for most people at this year’s Come Out With Pride festival. Read: Guide to pride: What to know about Coming Out with Pride Orlando this weekendBut for others, being at big events still brings a sense of uneasiness and concern. Read: Here’s what the new ordinance to keep downtown Orlando safe could includeAndrew Blake said he has seen a difference in the police presence. “They’re lurking.”While the city always ramps up security during major events, Killian Cromwell said this year’s Pride festival was on another level.
wftv.comCome Out With Pride festival kicks off in Orlando, First Lady Jill Biden speaks
ORLANDO, Fla. — Thousands of people are attending this year’s “Come Out With Pride” festival in Orlando. First Lady Jill Biden also made an appearance at the event. “You’ve been on the front lines, speaking up, showing up, demanding the dignity and justice that you deserve,” the first lady said. Click the link below to read our guide to the festival. Read: Guide to pride: What to know about Coming Out with Pride Orlando this weekendShare your photos and memories below:For more events in Central Florida, visit our event calendar here.
wftv.comFree monkeypox vaccines available during Orlando’s Come Out With Pride events
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Orange County will offer free monkeypox vaccines during Orlando’s Come Out With Pride events. To receive the vaccine, you must meet one of the following criteria:Known contacts who are identified by public health via case investigation, contact tracing, and risk exposure assessments. Laboratory workers who perform diagnostic testing for monkeypox and members of designated health care worker response teams designated by appropriate public health authorities. Those who identify as gay or bisexual men, or other men who have sex with men. Read: Monkeypox: How effective is the vaccine?
wftv.comYour guide to Orlando Come Out With Pride 2021
ORLANDO, Fla. — Break out your most colorful gear because Pride is returning to Orlando this weekend. READ: Nearly 500 faith leaders call for support for LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protectionsThe Most Colorful Parade, presented by Winn-Dixie, starts at 4 p.m. Parade grand marshals this year are Blue Star, Brandon Wolf, Chelsea Wolf, Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet and Trina Gregory-Propst. For entertainment, Come Out With Pride will have two stages boasting a diverse series of events at the Amphitheater stage and the Unified By Pride dance stage. New this year, festivalgoers can take a break from the reveling at the new Dry Dock Sober Area presented by Orlando Immunology Center.
wftv.com9 things to do this weekend: Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, Come Out With Pride Festival & more
9 things to do this weekend: Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, SpookNona pumpkin patch, Gatorland Gators, Ghosts and Goblins and Come Out With Pride (WFTV.com News Staff)ORLANDO, Fla. — Looking for something to do this weekend? Winter Park Autumn Art FestivalREAD: Winter Park Autumn Festival returns this month2. Happy Pride!#pride #cowp #theglassknife #orlandopride #TGK pic.twitter.com/8mpbub5xTJ — Come Out With Pride (@OrlandoPride) October 7, 2021READ: Come Out With Pride asks Orlando attendees to RSVP to manage crowds4. The Legend of Sleepy HollowPHOTOS: Gatorland’s Third Annual Gators, Ghosts and Goblins Halloween Event7. Gators, Ghosts and Goblins at GatorlandExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 9 Gatorland's Gators, Ghosts and Goblins Halloween Event (WFTV)8.
wftv.comOrlando Pride set to return for in-person celebration this fall
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando’s annual Pride event is set to return to Lake Eola Park for an in-person celebration this fall. Come Out With Pride announced last week that Pride will kick off all day on Saturday, Oct. 9. READ: Orange County population nears 50% vaccination markGet ready! Come Out With Pride is happy to officially announce the return of an in-person Pride to Lake Eola Park on Saturday, October 9, 2021! “We are actively monitoring the latest developments and will comply with all applicable local and CDC guidelines as they are updated.”Pride looked a bit different last fall due to the pandemic, with virtual events and a socially distanced parade.
wftv.comOrlando state representative to hand out custom-designed condoms at Come Out With Pride
click to enlarge Photo via Anna V. EskamaniWere prepping for Orlando Pride this weekend, and will have some exciting swag to give away! #OrlandoPride #SexEd #Condoms pic.twitter.com/jAYm3zUrxB Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (@AnnaForFlorida) October 7, 2019click to enlarge Photo via Anna V. EskamaniAn Orlando state representative is really stretching her sexual-health awareness dollars, as she prepares to hand out hundreds of personalized condoms at Saturday's Come Out With Pride festivities.Orlando state Rep. Anna Eskamani today posted her latest swag to Twitter, along with her plans for this Saturday's Come Out With Pride event at Lake Eola Park. They are not campaign collateral, but self-funded gifts to be given out from her legislative office table at Pride. "They're not for voting; it's focused on Pride, public health, and making sure we can have time talking about these often difficult subjects. Our office phone number is on the inside tab, and folks can contact our legislative office.
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