Human traffickers coerced eight Cuban migrants into prostitution in Florida, so they could each pay their $60,000 debt to the smugglers who helped them to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Broward and Pinellas counties are serving as the two pilot Florida counties that will soon begin distributing COVID-19 vaccines to residents of skilled nursing facilities and their caretakers. The Pfizer-BioNTech immunizations will begin being distributed as early as next week, according to a news release from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County. “The COVID-19 vaccine is a sign of hope as we fight this pandemic in Florida,” said Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of the DOH-Broward. “We are still encouraging residents and visitors to take common sense precautions to protect themselves from the spread of the virus. Broward health officials said paramedic teams will administer the vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines from other manufacturers will be available for use at later dates as supplies reach the state.

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