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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final January 25, 2021 <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Present: 5 - Chairman Joseph Flescher <br />Vice Chairman Peter O'Bryan <br />Commissioner Susan Adams <br />Commissioner Joe Earman <br />Commissioner Laura Moss <br />2.A. A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEMBERS OF <br />THE ARMED FORCES <br />2.B. INVOCATION <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Dylan Reingold, County Attorney <br />4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA / EMERGENCY ITEMS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Moss, to <br />approve the Agenda as presented. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />5. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br />5.A. 21-0187 Presentation of Vaccination Update by Miranda Hawker, Health Officer, <br />Florida Department of Health in Indian River County <br />Recommended Action: <br />Miranda Hawker, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health in Indian River <br />County, in a PowerPoint Presentation, provided the latest COVID-19 statistics, a <br />timeline of vaccine allocations to date, an update on the COVID-19 vaccine <br />priorities as outlined by the Governor's Executive Order 20-315, and reviewed the <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to administer the <br />second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. She felt it was <br />important to make the public aware that the CDC has recommended that the second <br />dose be administered as close to the recommended three week or one month <br />interval; however, the second dose could be scheduled up to six weeks (42 days) <br />after the first dose of the vaccine. <br />In response to the Board's questions, Ms. Hawker indicated that there was a limited <br />supply of vaccines and the number of dosages received were highly variable, <br />pointing out that Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and Treasure Coast <br />Community Health received separate allocation of vaccines. She confirmed that <br />there would be an allocation of second doses of the vaccine available to administer <br />Indian River County Florida Page 1 <br />