Florida Department of Health

The health department notified the AIDS Healthcare Foundation that it would not renew five of its contracts to test and treat people with HIV and stop the spread of the sexually transmitted infections.

The latest case count suggests the outbreak may be slowing, but it does not indicate that transmission has been eliminated.

The health department limited access to HIV drugs without consulting its advisory committee charged with maintaining and updating the list of available drugs for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program.

The increase in the number of Florida's measles cases slowed down in March. But its overall case count is still one of the highest in the country.

Florida aimed to become the first state in the nation to end all vaccine mandates. But lawmakers failed to agree on a path forward.

As of March 21, the state reported 143 measles cases in 2026, with 73% in Collier County. The week before, there were 139 statewide.

The funding will restore ADAP eligibility to more than 11,000 people until the Legislature passes a budget. The state health department enacted the change March 1 citing a $120 million shortfall.

A bill that would help low-income Floridians with HIV has arrived on Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk. Should he sign it, life-saving medication would temporarily become accessible.

According to the CDC, Florida has the third-highest number of cases in the country this year with 116 cases, behind South Carolina with 664 and Utah with 231.

Health officials verified that an infected adult was on the campus of Naples Classical Academy for less than three hours on Feb. 10, but the school says no additional cases have been reported.

The cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which will reduce the income eligibility for aid and remove a key medication from coverage, are slated to take effect Saturday.

Statewide infections increased from 67 to 92 from Feb. 7 to Feb.14, according to the Florida Department of Health. Meantime, the CDC said it had confirmed 982 cases as of Thursday.