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This Sept. 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows the investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson said Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the first single-shot vaccine appears 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19. Ad[READ YESTERDAY’S REPORT: More vaccination appointments open in Central Florida as state reports 1,817 new COVID-19 cases]Find the state-run COVID-19 dashboard below:Below is a breakdown of Florida COVID-19 data reported by the state on March 2. CasesThe Florida Department of Health reported 7,075 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the state’s overall total to 1,918,100 cases since the virus was first detected on March 1, 2020. VaccinationsThe Florida Department of Health began releasing a daily report in December on COVID-19 vaccines administered throughout the state.

The first box containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine heads down the conveyor to an awaiting transport truck at the McKesson facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida is reporting just over 1,800 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. That’s the lowest number of new cases reported since Sept. 27, 2020, when the state saw 808 positives. AdOn Wednesday, a federally-backed vaccine site is set to open at Valencia College in Orlando. Ad[READ YESTERDAY’S REPORT: US approves third COVID-19 vaccine as Florida reports 5,000 new cases]Find the state-run COVID-19 dashboard below:Below is a breakdown of Florida COVID-19 data reported by the state on March 1.

People wait in line for the opening of a 24-hour, walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Meanwhile, several states have complained about vaccination delays and have had to cancel appointments. Drug wholesaler McKesson, chosen by the federal government to distribute most COVID-19 vaccines, is handling shipments to hospitals and other medical providers. Moderna’s vaccine is shipped frozen, at minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit to 5 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 25 to minus 15 degrees Celsius). In Tennessee, the state’s health agency said distributors have been unable to pack and ship the COVID-19 vaccine this week due to the winter weather.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – After being left out of first-round Pfizer vaccines for COVID-19, Osceola County residents will finally be able to get vaccinated with Moderna’s version of the coronavirus-fighting drug. [Qualified Osceola residents, call (407) 343-2000 to schedule a vaccine appointment or email Osceola.Health@flhealth.gov with the subject line “vaccine.”]The news left some residents overjoyed. [RELATED: Here’s how to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida]“I know there are others that need the vaccine more than I do. Qualified residents must call or email the Osceola County Department of Health to schedule a vaccine appointment. We need to make sure we adhere to all the CDC guidelines.”Something 64-year-old Charlene Lackney of Osceola County is going to have to do.

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool)ORLANDO, Fla. – Thousands of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots began arriving in Florida Tuesday, however, now the question becomes: Who will receive them? Florida has been seeing rising COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations during the past few weeks. Editor’s note: Along with the resources previously utilized by News 6 (state and county-by-county data), as of Dec. 7, WKMG has added state data pulled from the Florida Department of Health’s Florida COVID19 State Testing Totals. DeathsFlorida reported 76 new virus deaths Tuesday. VaccinationsThe Florida Department of Health recently began releasing a daily report on COVID-19 vaccines administered throughout the state.

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool)ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Following frontline workers and long-term care facilities, which groups will be next to receive available coronavirus vaccines will vary from state to state but in Florida, Gov. DeSantis plans to release new details Tuesday on the state’s second phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Florida is just completing its first week with the Pfzier vaccine and Moderna’s newly approved shots are also on the way. DeSantis said Florida is expected to receive 61,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine Monday and more than 300,000 doses Tuesday. Florida is also expecting about 12,000 Pfizer vaccine doses to arrive within 48 hours, according to the governor.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Brevard County’s largest hospital group said it received its first doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine Monday for frontline workers and high-priority patients. The hospital chain said its first shipment arrived at Holmes Regional Medical Center and the staff immediately got to work administering shots to 72 people. Health First said after the first shot, recipients will be scheduled for their second shot, happening in the next four weeks. After arriving at Holmes Monday, Health First said the Moderna vaccine is also available at its three other Brevard hospitals. Health First said its 2,500 frontline workers have a choice - they can decide not to get the vaccine if they don’t want to.

A worker carries a box containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for shipping at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. There are more than 321,000 residents and staff at such facilities across Florida, according to the Agency for Health Care Administration. Florida has been seeing rising COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations during the past few weeks. Editor’s note: Along with the resources previously utilized by News 6 (state and county-by-county data), as of Dec. 7, WKMG has added state data pulled from the Florida Department of Health’s Florida COVID19 State Testing Totals. VaccinationsThe Florida Department of Health recently began releasing a daily report on COVID-19 vaccines administered throughout the state.

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are moved to the loading dock for shipping at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Federal officials expect that vaccine doses will be limited for several months. At least a dozen states reported they would receive a smaller second shipment of the Pfizer vaccine than they had been told previously. “And unless it’s perfectly right, we will not release vaccine doses for usage,” he said. “That is something that I have been assured of.”Both the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech shot require two doses several weeks apart.

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