Starting Monday anyone 40 years old or older is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and in just one week after that, anyone 16 years of age or older can get vaccinated. Researchers say we need around 70% of the population to be vaccinated to get herd immunity. For more on where the vaccines are available and any other questions please check here.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants the CDC to allow cruises to begin again. The no-sail order is in effect until November 1st but the state is ready to challenge that in court. Four cruise lines say not let they will anyone on board, passengers and crew, unless they are vaccinated. Those are Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, and Saga Cruises.

Hillsborough County Public schools may have to cut up to 1,000 jobs. Both the school board and Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association blame the state for not providing necessary funding. Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association President Rob Kriete was part of a recent workshop to talk about those cuts and how to save as many jobs as possible.

First it was a visit from a humpback whale, now it’s another tagged Great White Shark hanging out in the Gulf just 30 miles offshore of Tampa. Edithe is a twelve-foot long tagged by OCEARCH and has been tracked on a 3,000 mile long swim from Nova Scotia to Tampa Bay. She’s not the biggest one out there - Unama’ki has also pinged a little further out in the Gulf. She weighs a full ton.

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