COVID-19

Once again, a summer wave is spiking across the country and in Florida. While numbers remain far below pandemic peaks, low vaccination rates could fuel a wider spread to vulnerable family members.

The change affects staff still working remotely and follows similar decisions by other Florida universities to bring employees back to campus.

Should you get vaccinated? Will your insurer pay for it? And will you still be able to find a vaccine? KFF Health News tries to sort out where things stand.

Data posted on the Florida Department of Health website showed 1,201 reported deaths, up from 1,144 a week earlier.

The Supreme Court on July 17, in a 5-2 decision, overturned a decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal that rejected the UF lawsuit, which involves fees that students paid for services such as transportation, health care and athletics.

Data posted Monday by the state Department of Health showed 1,144 reported deaths linked to the virus in 2025, up from 1,027 deaths at the end of June.

A Hillsborough County circuit judge last month ruled in favor of the University of South Florida in a similar lawsuit.

Dr. Joseph Ladapo also praised the federal government's decision in May to no longer recommend COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women.

ValerieMarie Moore filed a notice of appealing a June 3 ruling to the 2nd District Court of Appeal. The case is one of numerous similar lawsuits filed in Florida and other states seeking refunds for students.

The chair of the WHO's investigative group said that most scientific data supports the hypothesis that the new coronavirus jumped to humans from animals.

The case, one of numerous similar disputes in Florida, centers on fees students paid for services during the pandemic shutdown. The judge ruled USF's Board of Trustees was entitled to sovereign immunity.

The health care measure also covers rules related to medical marijuana treatment centers and labs, as well as licensing of out-of-state physicians, nurses and PAs.