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1. Appointments for COVID-19 vaccine in Indian River County open today
The Florida Department of Health Indian River County will hold two COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people 65 and older. One on Wednesday, Jan. 20 and the other on Thursday, Jan. 21. Both will be held at the Indian River Fairgrounds.
Individuals 65 and older who wish to be vaccinated can click here to make an appointment.
Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. today and you'll want to move fast. These sort of registrations have filled up within minutes.
2. Speaking of vaccines: Tens of thousands of Floridians overdue for second dose
According to the Florida Department of Health, nearly 41,000 people in the Sunshine State are overdue for their second dose of the vaccine.
Dr. Leslie Diaz, an infectious disease specialist in Palm Beach County, said many people are overdue because of the small supply of the vaccine, but also because some people fear the side effects are worse with the second shot.
Dr. Diaz said the side effects are normal and not severe, and the virus is worse. She warns that skipping the second shot means your vaccine will not be as effective.
3. It's been 1 year since the 1st case of coronavirus was reported in the U.S.
Among the events to be held on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, a memorial for the lives lost due to the coronavirus is scheduled for Tuesday.
As of Monday, more there have been more than 398,000 coronavirus-related deaths in the US.
The memorial is will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET, one night before Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office. The Presidential Inaugural Committee is calling on cities to join by ringing church bells in a “national moment of unity and remembrance.”
4. Speaking of the Inauguration: Moving trucks arrive at Mar-a-Lago
Several large moving trucks arrived Monday morning at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, sparking speculation that he'll move to South Florida once he leaves office.
Palm Beach police said Trump will arrive in South Florida on Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden is due to be inaugurated in Washington.
Traditionally, outgoing Presidents host presidents-elect at the White House prior to formally ceding power at the inauguration ceremony. The last president not to do so was Nixon.
5. What about after the Inauguration? Biden plans sweeping immigration bill on Day One
President-elect Joe Biden's plan would provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, according to a person granted anonymity to discuss the legislation.
It's a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
It does not include beefed-up border security, which makes passage in Congress in doubt. Biden has previously said that he would give immigrants seeking asylum a day in court rather than holding them in detention, an issue that many Republicans disagree with.
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On This Day In History
On Jan. 19 1840, Captain Charles Wilkes sights the coast of eastern Antarctica and claims it for the United States.
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