Rick Mayer
Digital Producer-
Tons of dead fish have washed ashore in the wake of Tropical Storm Elsa. On Sunday, Pinellas health officials recommended that anyone with respiratory problems consider avoiding county beaches. -
The change aligns Celebrity with Florida law, which bans businesses from asking customers for proof of vaccination.
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In a reversal, the Miami-based cruise giant now says passengers are “strongly recommended” to receive the coronavirus vaccine on trips out of Florida ports.
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According to a report denied by the governor's office, a cruise exec says a compromise was being discussed that would allow ships to be recognized as in international waters.
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Celebrity Cruises would be subject to a fine of $5,000 for each customer asked to show vaccination status under the state's "vaccine passport" ban. “We are going to enforce Florida law,” the governor says.
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The governor said Norwegian is not "one of the bigger" cruise lines and that other people are "itching to do business" in the state.
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The university dropped the requirement after the signing of a new law that bans businesses, schools and governments from mandating proof of vaccinations.
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The law takes effect July 1. The governor's executive order enacts some provisions of the law more quickly to “bridge the gap between then and now,” he said.
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Monday was the final day the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be available at the FEMA sites in Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami.
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Monday will be the final day the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be available at the FEMA sites in Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami.
