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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reports have indicated that the Food and Drug Administration is considering distributing half doses of the Moderna vaccine to younger patients in the hopes of inoculating more Americans.
Top officials in the FDA warn, however, that doing so could come with risks.
So far, just over 4 million Americans have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which puts the U.S. far behind the 20 million dose schedule set for the end of 2030 by Operation Warp Speed.

After not finding a definitive answer from the Vermilion Parish Police Jury on Monday, Abbeville officials said on Tuesday they will continue to work to find a solution to an issue with an handful of “islands” that are within the city limits.
The islands are unincorporated areas completely surrounded by the city limits. An advertising company recently placed an
electronic billboard on one of those islands. That drew concern from some city officials, as the city does have an ordinance that prohibits such billboards.

In Abbeville, five areas of land are unincorporated islands. To be called an island, the city has to surround the unincorporated land.
Here is the list of where the unincorporated islands are located in Abbeville.
• The first of five islands can be found at the corner of U.S. Hwy. 167 and Veteran’s Memorial Bypass (on the Vermilion Rivers side).
• The second island is not too far from the first island. It’s the strip of land on the south side of RiverFront Restaurant (not on RiverFront’s property) that goes back to the Vermilion River.