Long Lines Greet Hundreds Seeking COVID Take-Home Test Kits In Broward
Take-home COVID tests were distributed again Friday at eight Broward County libraries.
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Take-home COVID tests were distributed again Friday at eight Broward County libraries.
With a recent surge in COVID-19 cases during the holidays driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, Broward's School Board will hold an emergency meeting Friday to review and possibly revise their safety protocols.
As Miami-Dade and Broward experience a surge in COVID-19 cases, free take-home rapid test kits are being given out at public libraries in both counties.
To meet the increase in demand for COVID-19 testing, Broward County is will open four new sites and has expanded several other sites.
In a potentially ominous message for Florida's cruise-ship industry, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that people should avoid cruise travel "regardless of vaccination status" because of the spread of COVID-19.
Broward County is distributing thousands of COVID-19 tests ahead of New Year's Eve.
In the battle against COVID, patients who underwent weight-loss surgery were found to have a lower risk of severe COVID complications, that's according to a study recently published by the Journal of American Medical Association.
Broward County is distributing thousands of COVID-19 tests ahead of New Year's Eve.
With a recent surge in COVID-19 cases during the holidays driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, Broward's School Board will hold an emergency meeting Friday to review and possibly revise their safety protocols.
Broward County began distributing COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits to residents at 9 public libraries and they will continue while supplies last.
Saying it is among states that are "unshielded," Florida is pressing a full federal appeals court to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
On Thursday, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced that beginning Monday all adults entering schools and along with bus drivers and bus attendants will have to wear masks.
Florida has shattered a one day record for COVID-19 cases.
As Florida goes through the latest wave of COVID-19, the mayor of one of the state's largest counties has called out Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying he has been missing in action as some municipalities have brought back mask mandates and opened up new testing sites in response to overwhelming demand.
University of Miami President Julio Frenk announced several specific decisions regarding the spring semester for the Coral Gables and Marine campuses.
Broward County will begin distributing COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits to residents, while supplies last, beginning Thursday, outside nine county libraries:
Sweeping new Covid-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines were spurred by scientific research and what Americans would likely tolerate, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
Saying it is "clear the pandemic is not over," top university system officials are asking students and employees to wear masks on campus and get booster shots to protect against COVID-19 as the spring semester prepares to start.
The Department of Health-Broward operates 10 test collection sites in the county.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due to new cases of COVID-19 as the omicron variant drives extremely high infection levels in the industry hub of Florida.
House and Senate proposals seek to add personal protective equipment to a list of items teachers can purchase with money from the state.
Back in November, the Broward school board voted to make masks optional for all students in schools and on Friday the board will meet to amend its face covering policy, but this will not apply to students.
With coronavirus cases surging, the number of people in Florida hospitals inpatients with COVID-19 has topped 3,800.
As COVID continues to hang on, some are turning to hotels to work remotely.
In the middle of the holiday season, COVID cases are way up and that includes children.
A Miami-Dade Public School District spokesperson told CBS News Miami Tuesday afternoon that authorities found no credible threat.
From championship parades and late-night title celebrations, Eliott Rodriguez has long been a hyperlocal presence at the center of South Florida sports history.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will be leaving his role in January, he announced in a social media post on Wednesday.
"I've been hit before by a car by crossing the street, so that's my concern, making sure that doesn't happen again," Dali Henriquez said.
A Miami-Dade Public School District spokesperson told CBS News Miami Tuesday afternoon that authorities found no credible threat.
From championship parades and late-night title celebrations, Eliott Rodriguez has long been a hyperlocal presence at the center of South Florida sports history.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will be leaving his role in January, he announced in a social media post on Wednesday.
"I've been hit before by a car by crossing the street, so that's my concern, making sure that doesn't happen again," Dali Henriquez said.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will be leaving his role in January, he announced in a social media post on Wednesday.
The votes follow a monthslong military campaign against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said Ray Dalio, the founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, will donate to the Trump accounts initiative.
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a violent Mexican fuel-theft cartel and its imprisoned leader, amid the Trump administration's crackdown on cartels backing operations through stolen oil and gas.
The U.S. State Department said Clan del Golfo is a "violent and powerful criminal organization" that uses cocaine trafficking to fund violent activities.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
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A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
R&B musician Trey Songz was arrested in New York City over the weekend after an incident at the Dramma nightclub near Times Square.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.