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Boca Club News, Page 11
From the Desk of Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Robert S.

Weinroth: Progress During the Pandemic and Beyond.

Robert Weinroth, a former member rollout in our community. Despite the issues of the limited been offered vaccinations in a closed POD to facilitate increased
of the Boca Raton City Council, was supply, we are leveraging the resources of the state Department opportunities for in-classroom instruction. The sooner we can
elected as a Palm Beach County of Health, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, get our seniors and healthcare workers vaccinated, the sooner
Commissioner to replace Steven Publix, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Winn-Dixie to make the the governor can expand the criteria for others to receive the
Abrams, who retired due to term limits vaccine available to our residents. vaccine.
requirements. The county is among the top counties in Florida vaccinating Dr. Anthony Fauci has said the timeline for when vaccines
I was pleased to play a role in its residents. When the federal government increases the supply will be widely available to the general population “will
facilitating the vaccination of shut-ins, of vaccine, we will have the infrastructure in place to put this probably be prolonged maybe into mid to late May or early
including Holocaust survivors, in our pandemic in our rear-view mirrors. That is not to say we don’t June.’’ That said, all constituents are asked to remain vigilant
community. With help from Gov. Ron DeSantis and state still have challenges. There are pockets of residents who cannot while we continue to mitigate the spread of the virus within
Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz, these gain access to the reservation systems. I have asked the state to our community. And please adhere to the recommendations
county residents are getting access to the COVID-19 vaccine. establish a better system targeting our most vulnerable residents of the medical professionals:
Holocaust survivors are treasures and we need to ensure they who are feeling left out because they have limited computer • Avoid the three Cs: crowded places, close-contact settings
have access to the vaccine. access and skills. and confined/enclosed places;
Overall, I believe we are doing a good job with vaccine I am pleased to report our teachers, age 65 and over, have • Continue frequent handwashing;
• Continue to wear facial coverings where social distancing
is not possible.
Together, we will move past these challenges.
New Vaccine Sites.
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County opened
a new vaccination site at the South Florida Fairgrounds on
February 10th. With sufficient supplies, the site has the capacity
NoN-Toxic cancer immunotherapy to inoculate 7,000 people a day. A vaccine site for north county
opened February 24th at the Burns Road Community Center
in Palm Beach Gardens.
Like the South County Civic Center site in south county,
Available NoW appointments are required (no walk-ups permitted). Each site
is operating by the Health Care District with help from local
Safe and Effective! fire rescue personnel. For more information, visit their website
at www.hcdpbc.org.
PBIA Testing Site Opening.
This is the Original Immunotherapy that A private COVID-19 testing facility at Palm Beach
balances and optimizes your immune system to International Airport was given the green light by the Board
of County Commissioners. Helix Virtual Inc. will operate the
fight almost any type of cancer. site and offer tests for ticketed passengers and airport/airline
employees. A fee for service will be collected. This facility is
not open to the general public.
Hundreds of successes over the years. Vaccine Volunteers Needed.
The United Way of Palm Beach County is recruiting
Continuously available since 1977 general support volunteers at the vaccine distribution centers.
Volunteers could be asked to help with a variety of tasks, such
in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island as cleaning clip boards and pens, moving chairs to support the
elderly, directing crowd control and coordinating patient flow
to ensure social distancing. Medical credentials are not needed.
See our website for more info: Vaccinations are not available for volunteers at this time.
Interested volunteers should email Meghan Foley,
www.quantumimmunotherapy.net associate director of Disaster Recovery, at MeghanFoley@
unitedwaypbc.org.
or call for more information: Toll-free number (561) 766-0878 Boca Raton Road Improvements.
I am pleased to report that the Board of County
Email: quantimmuno@gmail.com Commissioners approved a $4.3 million contract for
improvements on Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton from SW
7th Avenue to SW 5th Avenue. Work will include replacing the
bridge, widening the roadway, adding sidewalk and installing
Archive GAlleries new drainage. Watch for details on road closures related to
construction.
Brightline In Boca.
The pandemic may have forced Brightline to suspend the

operation of its trains, but the rail line is steaming ahead with
plans to build its station in Boca Raton. Construction on the
Pays higher Prices for fine art - antiques - Jewelry first phase of the city’s $46 million Brightline station, on the
east side of the city’s downtown library, is scheduled to start
in March. Initial work will include a temporary parking lot
• Oil Paintings • sterling silver • antique jewelry and a relocated community garden. Boca Raton’s Brightline
station is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2022.
• Oriental rugs • Objects OF art • MOdern jewelry Please continue to practice social responsibility as we
• Fine Furniture • sculPtures • watches navigate our way through this pandemic.
• POrcelain • clOcks • cOstuMe jewelry
Editor ........................................................................ Nils A. Shapiro
Photography By ........................................................ Jon Ricco
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