The mayoress of Miami-Dade County, Daniella Levine Cava, announced the suspension of night curfew by Covid-19 in that area as of next Monday, April 12.
The closure of circulation, which was in effect from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM, will cease to be in force while the rate of vaccination in Florida increases, the chain reported Telemundo.
Miami-Dade reached 451,019 Covid-19 cases on Sunday and 5,917 coronavirus-related deaths. Although the cases have remained below 10% positivity, in the last week there has been a slight increase.
Levine Cava said the decision was made because the county’s positivity rate has been on a steady downward trend and the availability of vaccines has increased.
“Our best tool, of course, is this vaccine, it is the only thing that will end this pandemic so that we can get back to normal and rebuild our economy,” said the mayor.
Likewise, the State Government announced that from this Monday Florida residents of legal age may be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Just a month ago, given the gradual increase in vaccine production, following the application of the Defense Act, Joe Biden indicated that states must expand the range of vaccination and allow all adults over 18 years of age to be vaccinated earlier. May 1.
Florida, which has 21.5 million inhabitants, of which 13 million are over 18 years of age, adds more than 3.6 million vaccinated people to date and 2.5 million waiting for the second dose, reported Las Americas newspaper.
The decree signed by Governor Ron DeSantis last week indicates that those of legal age can be vaccinated without the need to present any type of medical accreditation that indicates that they are at risk from the coronavirus and that they need the vaccine.
In the case of 16 and 17-year-old adolescents, they are also authorized to be vaccinated if they want to, but the State requires that they come to be inoculated with one of their parents or with a legal guardian, who presents a birth certificate or a court document.
In these cases, those interested can only receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the only one that the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized for children under 18 years of age.
In counties like Miami-Dade, the most densely populated in the State and the one most affected by the pandemic, most vaccination centers require an appointment. The authorities publicly asked for days that those over 40, who were previously authorized to receive the vaccine without restrictions, come closer to being immunized until the weekend, to avoid crowds of people from Monday.
Although there are no age restrictions, Florida continues to require proof of residency in the State, either an official document with a Florida address or utility bills that show the person’s name and an address in the South. Condition.
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