Vaccination rates for young children decline
August 11, 2021
Vaccination rates of young children who rely on county health departments to provide shots dipped in 2021, with a top Florida health official describing a decrease in vaccinations of 2-year-olds as “…
Politics surround pandemic in Florida
August 4, 2021
No mask mandates in classrooms. No vaccination “passports.” And no more business shutdowns.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ management of COVID-19 has boosted his countrywide cachet among fellow Republicans a…
DeSantis, Fried offer different takes on red tide
August 4, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried made appearances Tuesday along the Gulf Coast, offering competing views about an ongoing toxic red-tide outbreak.
Florida COVID-19 hospital rate tops nation
August 4, 2021
Florida leads the nation in the percentage of inpatient hospital beds occupied by people with COVID-19, according to data posted Tuesday by the federal government.
Hospitals continue seeing surge in COVID-19 patients
August 3, 2021
The number of people hospitalized in Florida because of COVID-19 continued at a record pace Monday, according to the Florida Hospital Association.
FMA says health care workers should get vaccinated
August 3, 2021
The Florida Medical Association is recommending that all health-care practitioners and medical support staff get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Publix to require employees wear masks
July 30, 2021
Pointing to new guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Publix supermarket chain said Friday it will require employees to wear masks to try to curb the spread of COV…
DeSantis says order will block mask requirements in schools
July 30, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he will issue an executive order to prohibit school districts from imposing mask-wearing requirements as students return to classes in August.
Counties require workers to be vaccinated
July 29, 2021
Citing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases because of the delta variant of the coronavirus, Leon and Orange counties on Wednesday moved to require their employees to get vaccinated against the disease.
Appeals court reverses course on cruise restrictions
July 27, 2021
An appeals court on Friday reversed itself and at least temporarily blocked federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention restrictions on the cruise-ship industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.