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Jackson Health System CEO Carlos Migoya says employees will have to get vaccinated for face restrictions at work.

Jackson Health System in Miami will be requiring all workers to get vaccinated and any employee who doesn’t will face a number of restrictions at its hospitals, the system’s CEO said Thursday.

Team coverage with NBC 6’s Julia and Marissa Bagg as new sties open to beat the long lines and new strategies to get younger people vaccinated.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise in South Florida and the rest of the state once again, Jackson Health System has upgraded its COVID threat level to “high” at most of its facilities and will be ending visitation hours for many patients. Jackson Health, the largest health provider in the state, says it has seen a 111% increase in COVID…

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in South Florida. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports.

The news of Miami-Dade County Commission chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz’s positive test results for COVID-19 highlights an increase in the number of cases – both in those who have been vaccinated and those who still have not. Infectious disease experts say they’re seeing alarming increases of hospitalizations among those who are not vaccinated. “Many of them are younger people,...

Doctors are worried and warning the public about the Delta variant and the rise in hospitalizations among those unvaccinated. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports

Jackson Health System announced Monday it is expanding its criteria for COVID-19 vaccinations at its three sites to include certain Florida residents ages 16 and older. Beginning Tuesday, March 9, Jackson will vaccinate Florida residents in the following four categories: Anyone ages 65 years or older. If you are 50 to 64 years old with an ID showing you are…

Covid vaccinations for certain people 50 and older will be beginning at Jackson Health in Miami.

Beginning Wednesday, Jackson Health System will expand its criteria for coronavirus vaccinations to include people ages 50 and over who have a doctor’s recommendation based on high-risk conditions. Those conditions are no longer limited to the 13 laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CEO Charles Migoya said during a news conference Tuesday. Among those who qualify…

NBC 6’s Carolina Peguero has more as Florida’s Governor is set to make a stop in Hialeah on Tuesday.

The head of Jackson Health System in Miami says the hospital group is looking at a plan to lower the age for those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Jackson Health said they’ve already vaccinated 83,000 people and CEO Carlos Migoya is now in talks with the governor’s office about reducing the age limit for the vaccine to 55. At…

Jackson Health System is partnering with several religious institutions in an effort to vaccinate more seniors, according to a news release. The organization is teaming up with nearly 55 churches, synagogues and mosques in Miami-Dade County to reach seniors 65 years and older living in underserved communities.  Jackson plans to vaccinate 2,095 members of these religious institutions at its three…

In an effort to deter vaccine tourism, Jackson Health System added proof of residency to their COVID-19 vaccine requirement if the person does not have valid U.S. identification.

NBC 6 has team coverage as residents in both Broward and Miami-Dade continue their push to get the coveted vaccine in the fight against the pandemic

Miami’s Jackson Health System is now offering appointments to the public for COVID-19 vaccinations. Jackson Health’s online portal for registration opened Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. with about 2,000 daily appointments available, with priority going to senior citizens. Shortly before noon Tuesday, a Jackson Health spokesperson confirmed that the first round of appointments had been filled, with more than 80,000…

The demand is high, and the supply is lagging behind. As more local hospitals started offering vaccines to the public, they quickly realized they couldn’t keep up. And the blitz to vaccinate has gotten off to a slow start. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports

Emilio Estefan and Nat Moore were among the first to get vaccinated by Jackson Health System. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports

NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone has more on the event, including what Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during the event about the decision to give elderly members of the community top priority.