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- Centers for Disease Control And Prevention: Their website has updates and a national map.
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Florida’s population growth is modestly slowing as deaths outpace births, and as a rush of people moving from other states during the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. -
Tallahassee pediatrician Dr. Nectar Aintablian says data show that the vaccines are safe. While she recommends most of her patients get the shot, she understands some parents might hesitate. -
President Biden was scheduled to appear in Tampa and Orlando on Monday. -
The 1st District Court of Appeal on Wednesday considered whether to allow a potential class-action lawsuit that contends the University of Florida should return fees to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. -
With abortion access changing in many states, college health centers are trying to understand their rights and responsibilities when counseling students who become pregnant. -
As the country faces a rise in infections driven by the BA.5 subvariant, about 70% of people 50 and older who got a first booster shot haven't received the recommended second one, according to the CDC. -
Florida has topped 60,000 new cases in nine straight weeks and has topped 70,000 in six of the weeks, according to the state report issued Friday. -
A report from WHO and UNICEF states that last year, 25 million children missed out on one or more "lifesaving vaccines" — for diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever.
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Nearly 5,000 NPR readers told us how they dealt with COVID on a trip. Did they respect the CDC guidance to wait 10 days before flying? Or did they travel anyway? What lessons do they have to share? -
The drugmaker has the best-selling vaccine to prevent COVID and the most effective drug to treat it. Its success and might have overshadowed the government’s COVID-fighting strategy. -
Among other claims, they say the requirement to wear masks made it “nearly impossible to find a compliant manner and location in which to eat or drink while on shift.” -
COVID-19 vaccination rates among children remain low in Florida and nationally. Doctors hope parents take advantage of the summer break to get their kids protected before school starts again in August.
