LTC 059-2020 Update on City of Miami Beach Covid-19 Vaccination EffortsMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Row: Raus. Agua, term coy waneoep_()Á
DATE: February 9, 2021
SUBJECT: Update on City of Miami Beach Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide the Mayor and Commission with an update
regarding the coordinated actions the City of Miami Beach ("City") has taken to administer the
limited number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines received thus far. These vaccines are being
distributed in accordance with federal and state actions and guidance, with an emphasis on
facilitating the inoculation of eligible seniors in our senior affordable housing buildings and at the
North Beach Senior Center (Unidad), as well as eligible homebound residents.
The below summary identifies the cumulative number of doses delivered to the City and number
of doses administered as of February 9, 2021.
SUMMARY OF CITY VACCINATION DATA
• Cumulative number of doses delivered to the City: The following doses have been
delivered to the City to date:
First Dose Second Dose
Moderna mRNA 1,600 1,600
Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA 500
• Cumulative number of doses administered: The City has directly administered COVID-
19 vaccines to 2,380 eligible individuals. Second doses commenced on February 3rd.
This total includes:
o 1,955 individuals who have received their first dose
o 424 individuals who have received both their first and second doses
o 200 individuals who are homebound
o Residents of Senior Affordable Housing Buildings
• Council Tower North: 105 individuals have received first and second doses
• Council Tower South: 90 individuals have received first and second doses
• Federation Tower: 90 individuals have received first and second doses
• Stella Maris: 109 individuals have received first and second doses
• Rebecca Towers: 193 individuals have received first doses
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
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• Cumulative number of eligible seniors transported to Mount Sinai Medical Center
("MSMC") for vaccination: In addition to the City's direct vaccination program,
summarized above, the Office of Housing & Community Services and Transportation &
Mobility Department have supported MSMC's vaccination efforts by providing free
transportation for City residents with appointments to and from the inoculation site
at MSMC. Since vaccinations began, Staff has registered and transported 235 eligible
seniors to MSMC for the first dose and, out of the 235, Staff has transported 217 seniors
for their second dose.1
• Number of nurses supporting the City's vaccination program (funded by the Florida
Division of Emergency Management):
o Week of February 1st: 10 nurses
o Week of February 8th: 20 nurses
These nurses have been assigned to the City on a month-to-month basis, and are
expected to continue supporting the City's ongoing effort.
STATE AND COUNTY EMERGENCY GUIDANCE
On December 23, 2020, Governor Ron Desantis issued Executive Order ("EO") 20-315 regarding
vaccine administration. This EO directs all COVID-19 vaccine providers to vaccinate three
identified populations: (a) long-term care facility residents and staff; (b) persons 65 years of age
or older; and (c) healthcare personnel with direct contact with COVID-19 patients. Hospital
providers in receipt of COVI D-19 vaccines are authorized to administer vaccines to those
individuals they deem to be at risk of exposure, which is why the City's first responders have been
offered doses in Phase 1 of the rollout.
On January 21, 2021, the State Surgeon General issued a public health advisory, providing that
every vaccine provider in Florida should ensure the recipient of the vaccine is either a Florida
resident, or an individual present in Florida "for the purpose of providing health care services
involving direct contact with patients."
On January 22, 2021, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued Emergency Order
32-20 which, in pertinent part, creates reporting requirements for vaccine providers (including the
City), and provides that vaccine providers should not offer vaccination appointments unless
enough vaccine doses have been received, and a reasonably accurate forecast can be made of
the number of persons who can be vaccinated with such supply.
CONCLUSION
This availability and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines continues to be fluid and evolves every
day. Staff is working diligently to serve the most vulnerable members of community and will
continue to do so. The Administration has also continued outreach to hospitals and other vaccine
providers to identify potential partnership opportunities. The biggest challenge, at this point, is the
limited availability of COVID-19 vaccines. However, as supplies increase and as distribution
accelerates, we anticipate that more vaccine doses will become available.
1 This number includes residents of the City's Senior Affordable Housing Buildings who were
transported to MSMC for vaccination.