Pinellas County Health department

Pinellas County opioid deaths are being addressed through CORE, an initiative being slowly rolled out across the state.

Health officials issued an advisory after three sentinel chickens tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease.

In an effort to ease the disparities in vaccination rates of communities of color, Pinellas officials and a local organization are teaming up to offer COVID-19 vaccine sites in St. Petersburg.

Appointments were scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., but a technical issue forced a delay about 40 minutes later. The allotment of 8,000 vaccines were filled by Saturday afternoon.

As Pinellas County health officials prepare to start distributing Pfizer's COVID-19 at long-term care facilities, they're keeping an eye on COVID-19 hospitalizations, which have risen in recent days.

These pop-up sites make it easier for communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus to get tested. But convincing people to come is another hurdle.

Despite rising hepatitis A rates, Florida public-health programs have been lauded by a national group.