FAMU to open COVID-19 vaccination site as early as next week
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Tallahassee, Fla. โ Florida A&M University will host a state-operated community COVID-19 vaccination site as early as next week, said President Larry Robinson in a news release on Saturday. โWe want to reach out to the community, which has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19,โ said Tanya Tatum, FAMU director of Student Health Services. โThis is how we are going to start reaching the underserved.โFAMU started running a community-based COVID-19 testing site at Bragg Memorial Stadium on April 25, 2020, administering nearly 250,000 tests. Given FAMUโs Robinson said a vaccination site on campus would make sense. The FAMU site will help remedy these problems,โ said Robinson, who was among FAMU eligible employees and students who received their first vaccination dose in January at the Student Health Center on campus.
FAMUโs Marching 100 performs in virtual event for presidential inauguration
ORLANDO, Fla. โ For the fourth time, Florida A&M Universityโs Marching 100 band performed in a presidential inauguration event. This yearโs event is leading up to the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kalama Harris on Wednesday. But itโs not their first presidential inauguration event invite. The Marching 100 has performed in two inauguration parades for president Bill Clinton and President Barack Obamaโs first inauguration in 2009. The marching band has left its mark throughout the years, becoming notable among universities and a variety of events.
Businesses take another financial hit after Florida Classic game canceled
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Businesses near Camping World Stadium, many of which have already been struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic, are suffering another financial hit this weekend because the Florida Classic game is canceled because of COVID-19. The Florida Classic is the biggest rivalry game each year and one of the largest athletic fundraisers between Florida A&M University and Bethune Cookman University. Many businesses say theyโre trying to make ends meet since the week-long events for the Florida Classic are going virtual, but it has been tough. Florida Classic event organizers told News 6 there were 55,730 at the classic game last year and the Orange County Comptrollerโs Office said last year the game brought in $28 million in economic impact. You can read about all of the virtual events happening this week for the Florida Classic and how you can donate to FAMU and/or B-CU at floridaclassic.org