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Puerto Vallarta Coffee & Headlines • August 23, 2021

Second Covid-19 vaccine campaign for folks 18-29 began this morning. Puerto Vallarta cases continue to increase, however. Public transportation system increases bus fleet. A second sinking appears along Mascota highway.

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From today’s broadcast:

HEADLINES

Second Covid-19 campaign for folks 18-29 began today. https://contralinea.net/a-partir-del-lunes-y-durante-seis-dias-completaran-esquema-de-vacunacion-a-los-jovenes-que-recibieron-primer-dosis-hace-un-mes/

3,000 vaccines remained unused in last week’s vaccination campaign. https://vallartaopina.net/sobraron-tres-mil-vacunas-astrazeneca-de-las-personas-de-40-a-49-anos/

Puerto Vallarta continues to break its own daily Covid-19 case record. https://contralinea.net/por-segundo-dia-consecutivo-se-rompio-record-de-contagios-en-un-dia-en-puerto-vallarta-con-849-casos-en-dos-dias/

UNIBUS PV will put more city buses in circulation starting today. https://vallartaopina.net/habra-mas-camiones-para-evitar-saturacion-de-pasajeros/

Repairs due to sinkhole on Highway 544 are still underway. http://www.noticiaspv.com.mx/asi-quedo-la-carretera-544-luego-de-socavon-en-el-arroyo-cercano-al-crucero-de-soyatan/

Meanwhile, there’s been another sinkhole along the same highway. http://www.noticiaspv.com.mx/otro-socavon-pudiera-cerrar-la-carretera-a-las-palmas/

LEISURE

Hurricane Grace becomes a tropical depression upon arriving in the Pacific Coast. https://contralinea.net/se-forma-amenazante-depresion-tropical-frente-a-las-costas-de-jalisco/

Port officials shut down all local navigation as a precautionary measure. https://contralinea.net/cerrado-el-puerto-a-la-navegacion-preven-interactuen-los-remantes-de-grace-con-onda-tropical/

There was a fire in an El Centro business; no one was harmed. https://vallartaopina.net/se-incendio-local-comercial-en-el-centro-solo-hubo-danos-materiales/

Mexico City’s Felipe Ángeles airport is scheduled for completion in March, 2022. https://www.informador.mx/Aeropuerto-Felipe-Angeles-la-gran-obra-de-AMLO-que-avanza-a-contra-reloj–l202108220001.html

Gay Games organizers visited Guadalajara over the weekend, one of three cities considered to host the games in 2026. https://www.facebook.com/GobiernoJalisco/posts/10158666430712568