'This Is A Game Changer:' Coronavirus Vaccine Arrives In South Florida
Florida hospitals began receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Monday and that included Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida.
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Florida hospitals began receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Monday and that included Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida.
Two North Atlantic right whale newborns have been spotted off the Florida and Georgia coastlines and that is good news for the critically endangered species.
Florida is a COVID-19 "red zone" and in immediate need of increased mitigation efforts, according to a recent White House Coronavirus Task Force report.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 8,958 new coronavirus infections and 84 additional deaths in the state.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 10,577 new coronavirus infections and 72 additional deaths in the state.
State officials said the pandemic is likely driving the higher volume of applications as Floridians are on pace to break a record for the number of applications for concealed weapons licenses this year.
Vaccine trials test for efficacy, that is, whether or not a vaccine protects a participant from contracting a specific disease, in this case COVID-19. But trials do not look at whether a person could still be infectious — able to give the disease to other people — after receiving a vaccine.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 11,699 new coronavirus infections and 126 additional deaths in the state.
During a press conference on mental health for first responders, Governor Ron DeSantis forcefully defended the law enforcement officers who served a search warrant at the home of Rebekah Jones, a former Department of Health employee being investigated for unauthorized use of an emergency alert system.
With nearly 180,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses slated to head this way, Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged on Friday that the amount coming to Florida is less than what he initially anticipated.
With coronavirus related economic hardships continuing, and eviction protection set to expire, it could get much worse for many Floridians in the coming weeks.
A night of fun took a dangerous turn and sent four teens to the hospital.
Attorneys for the Broward School District have dropped their request for families of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre to turn over their social media posts made at the time as they try to defend against lawsuits.
Florida will receive 179,400 doses of Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine in its first shipment from the federal government, Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a video recording released Thursday evening.
A statewide grand jury studying school safety issued an interim report Thursday that tore into Florida's mental-health system, saying that "deficiencies in funding, leadership and services related to mental health care tend to turn up everywhere like bad pennies."
