Health care workers wear personal protective equipment as they stand in front of a mobile testing lab during a news conference at a COVID-19 testing site at Hard Rock Stadium, during the new coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
During a virtual “State of the County” address on Wednesday, Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner, said the county is approaching the “last chapter” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kerner said COVID-19 vaccines are starting to pick up “We’re all starting to look at the vaccine as the light at the end of the tunnel,” Kerner said.
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According to the latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health, 267,398 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Palm Beach County, which is second only to Miami-Dade County in the state. 57% of those vaccinated are 65 and older.