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County and state agencies partner to expand appointment-based immunization in Lake County
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners previously approved a plan to offer scheduled immunization in response to residents’ concerns. With support from DOH-Lake, the County was able to provide an appointment-based option alongside the health department’s first come, first served efforts. Because of these efforts, Lake County is among the top 5 counties leading in vaccine distribution per capita in the state of Florida.
January 26, 2021
Keep Lake Beautiful invites volunteers to participate in community cleanup in Groveland
Keep Lake Beautiful (KLB) is inviting volunteers to participate in a community cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 30 in Groveland. Volunteers will meet at the vacant lot located at the intersection of West Broad Street and Ledbetter Street across from the Marion Baysinger Memorial Library, located at 756 West Broad St., Groveland. All volunteers must preregister online at www.lakecountyfl.gov/KLB to participate in this event.
January 19, 2021
Lake County to reopen immunization scheduling system
Lake County will continue administering immunizations for the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 20. The Florida Department of Health in Lake County (DOH-Lake) is providing the vaccines for the County’s distribution, to be administered in accordance with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ priority population which includes long-term care facility residents and staff, persons 65 years of age and older, and health care personnel with direct patient contact.
January 19, 2021
Lake County to activate cold weather shelters Jan. 18
With temperatures expected to drop on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 Lake County will activate a shelter for those vulnerable to cold weather.
January 18, 2021
Chairman's Update - January 15, 2021
When the Health Department in Lake County (DOH-Lake) began its immunization plan, we received lots of feedback from our community requesting an appointment-based system. In response to those concerns, our Emergency Management staff worked closely with DOH-Lake to form a plan for bringing appointments to Lake County. During our BCC meeting on Jan. 12, your Board of County Commissioners approved the plan and appointments were scheduled within hours of adjourning the meeting. 15 minutes after opening the scheduling portal, appointments were filled, and the website logged over 15,000 unique users.
January 15, 2021
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