‘Get The Shot Today: Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Urging Vaccinations As Florida COVID Cases Skyrocket

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says much effort needs to beryllium made to halt the dispersed of COVID.

“Numbers successful Florida proceed to rapidly increase,” she said during a COVID briefing Sunday.

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Florida continues to pb the state successful the fig of caller COVID-19 cases, with national information revealing connected Saturday that the authorities reported a record regular precocious of 21,683.

According to the Florida Department of Health, betwixt July 23 and 29, determination were 110,477 caller COVID cases statewide – an 18% increase.

“If you’re unvaccinated, I americium speaking straight to you. Get the changeable today,” she said.

But Fried noted determination person been an summation successful vaccination numbers, with 334,000 doses being administered conscionable past week. That’s up from 288,000 the week before.

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Some of those caller vaccinations tin beryllium credited to organizations similar Sensis, who’s been successful the assemblage attempting to person the unvaccinated to get the shot.

“There’s evidently an affectional crushed wherefore they chose not to bash it. There’s been plentifulness of time, truthful I’m trying to place what it is that they recognize and spot if we tin antagonistic that with immoderate information,” said Angela Kim from Sensis.

Kim says portion is making definite the assemblage understands the risk.

“We talk communal connection and we’re coming to places similar flea marketplace successful bid to scope people,” Kim said.

As for Fried, she says adjacent those who are vaccinated should beryllium taking precautions.

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“If you’re afloat vaccinated – I unrecorded successful an country of important assemblage transmission, which unluckily is this higher authorities of Florida each 67 of our counties – you should besides proceed to disguise up successful indoor setting,” she said.

Bobeth Yates