Good News - November 2020

OUT AND ABOUT 50 NOVEMBER 2020 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition Nearly 300 children and young adults received free vaccinations on Saturday, Oc- tober 24, during the 2nd An- nual Vaccinate Broward event, a collaboration driven by Broward Health, Memorial Healthcare System, and Com- munity Care Plan, to help en- sure that children and young adults in Broward County are fully vaccinated. Vaccinate Broward, which took place at four select Broward Health and Memorial Primary Care locations in Broward County, offered vacci- nations for children and young adults ages 4-20, including any child who had fallen behind on his or her vaccination schedule. Vaccinations included: • DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis (Whooping Cough) • IPV: Inactivated Poliovirus • MMR: Measles-Mumps- Rubella • Varicella: Chickenpox • HPV: Human Papillomavirus Infection • Tdap: Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis (Whooping Cough) • Meningococcal: Meningitis • Influenza: Flu Broward Health, Memorial Healthcare System, and Com- munity Care Plan launched Vac- cinate Broward last year to help educate the public about disease prevention through vaccinations, dispel common misconceptions about vaccinations, and provide free vaccinations. The Vaccinate Broward initiative provides fami- lies with greater access to care through alternative locations for vaccination. Additional information about Vaccinate Broward can be found at Vaccinate- Broward.com. Free Vaccinations Offered to Broward Children Ken Walters, Senior Vice President and Chief Operation Officer, Com- munity Care Plan; Marvin Martin, Director of Customer Experience, Community Care Plan; Melida Akiti, Vice President Memorial Health Sys- tem; Jennifer Reilly-Miller, Director of Nursing at South Broward Commu- nity Health Services; and Dionne Proulx, Administrative Director at Memorial Healthcare System