Florida Health Department Updates COVID-19 Testing Guidance To Reduce Demand
In an effort to reduce the demand for COVID-19 testing, the state's health department has updated its guidance on who should get tested.
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In an effort to reduce the demand for COVID-19 testing, the state's health department has updated its guidance on who should get tested.
More than 8,400 Florida hospital inpatients have COVID-19, as the total continues increasing by hundreds of patients a day, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
With the new highly contagious Omicron variant, experts say cloth masks do not cut it anymore and it's time to upgrade.
It's drive-up or walk-up and will offer free rapid tests or PCR testing with results in 24 to 48 hours.
Governor Ron DeSantis is pressing the federal government for an additional 30,000 to 40,000 doses of monoclonal antibody treatments per week so he can open up to 10 more treatment centers.
Long lines and technical issues greeted those wanting to be tested for COVID-19 at the newly-opened Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key on Tuesday morning.
Over the weekend, the state added more than 85,500 new cases, and many of them are children.
Not feeling well? Do you need a COVID-19 test? Here's a list of testing sites in South Florida.
Here is a list of locations where you can get the COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
As the Omicron variants surges across the state and the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise, Governor Ron DeSantis said Florida needs at least 30,000 more doses per week than it is receiving through the allocation system to expand capacity at existing monoclonal antibody treatment sites and open new sites.
As many of us contemplate hitting the gym this year, British researchers along with scientists from the ZOE COVID symptom app found something surprising about folks who avoided gaining weight during the pandemic.
Drive-though and walk-up testing is available, and no appointment is necessary.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, Florida's surgeon general on Monday indicated the state Department of Health would issue guidance that would "unwind the testing psychology" of the federal government.
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge.
Many people make New Year's resolutions to lose weight or eat right, but the American Medical Association is encouraging people to commit to making better health choices in 2022 that will improve overall health.
