New Warning For Parents Regarding Omicron COVID-19 Variant
On Friday evening, CBS4 News spoke to an infectious disease specialist who spent numerous years in South Africa studying rare viruses there.
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On Friday evening, CBS4 News spoke to an infectious disease specialist who spent numerous years in South Africa studying rare viruses there.
South Miami Police Chief Rene Landa says he is alarmed and troubled by a new published report about how many officers have died as a result of the coronavirus.
At least five states are reporting COVID-19 cases that involve the omicron variant and health officials are urging Americans not to wait any longer to receive a vaccination or booster to better protect themselves and others.
Florida hospitals had 1,319 patients with COVID-19, including 239 in intensive-care units, according to data released Thursday.
The Omicron variant is impacting holiday air travel this year. That mask will remain on your face in the air, on the train or on public transportation until Mid-March now.
Led by Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Republicans are escalating their fight against President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandate by testing a new method to support resisters: Giving taxpayer money to the unvaccinated.
The U.S. now has two confirmed cases of the Omicron variant as President Biden works to contain it.
Florida International University infectious disease specialist, Dr. Aileen Marty sat down Wednesday night with Lauren Pastrana and Elliot Rodriguez to discuss the new coronavirus variant Omicron, which is causing concern around the world.
Wednesday, the U.S confirmed its first case of covid caused by the new Omicron variant, found in a fully vaccinated patient in California.
Health Officials in South Florida are searching for the Omicron Variant right at home.
A Leon County circuit judge Wednesday rejected an attempt to shield a Florida Department of Health official from testifying in a public-records case that seeks to force the state to provide COVID-19 data.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the case was detected in a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22.
A panel of the Food and Drug Administration's outside drug advisers voted narrowly Tuesday to back allowing Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck's antiviral pills to be prescribed for COVID-19, following an hours-long meeting mulling the benefits and risks of molnupiravir to treat the disease in high-risk adults.
Local, state, federal, and leaders across the world are monitoring the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron.
The data is preliminary, but it appears to be highly contagious, possibly more than delta.
"This thing has mutated like crazy," said Dr. Robert Murphy, an infectious disease specialist with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "There's at least 30 mutations in the spike protein. This is like way more than any other variant."
The omicron variant has been detected in at least 14 countries, prompting a travel ban from South Africa and seven other Southern African countries. The travel ban is effective Monday.
But lawyers in Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's office and the Biden administration indicated they would rather fight it out at a federal appeals court.
The data showed 1,228 inpatients with COVID-19, down from 1,351 a week earlier.
A new COVID-19 variant with an unusually high number of mutations is not just sparking travel restrictions and shaking up global markets, but medical experts have designated it as a "variant of concern."
When people got reinfected with COVID-19, their odds of ending up in the hospital or dying were 90% lower than an initial COVID-19 infection, according to a new study.
The FDA says the products may contain benzene, which is a human carcinogen.
Protection from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine wanes over time, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
CDC ensemble forecast predicts an increase in new COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations over the next four weeks.
According to data posted Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1,406 inpatients had COVID-19, up from 1,382 on Tuesday and 1,351 on Monday.
The $90 million is for new and amended grants to 56 county and city police departments for radios, body cameras, riot gear, ballistic helmets, X-ray machines, inmate restraint chairs and other items.
The U.S. being a host country for the World Cup generates interest among fans, but less so among those who are not soccer fans.
Several retired U.S. generals and the former director of a U.S. intelligence agency told CBS News they believe Ukraine now has the upper hand in the war with Russia.
Deputies said that the stab wound, which punctured the woman's lung, did not appear to be life-threatening.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials say
George Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
The $90 million is for new and amended grants to 56 county and city police departments for radios, body cameras, riot gear, ballistic helmets, X-ray machines, inmate restraint chairs and other items.
The U.S. being a host country for the World Cup generates interest among fans, but less so among those who are not soccer fans.
Several retired U.S. generals and the former director of a U.S. intelligence agency told CBS News they believe Ukraine now has the upper hand in the war with Russia.
Deputies said that the stab wound, which punctured the woman's lung, did not appear to be life-threatening.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
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.
Federal immigration authorities barred a Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup from entering the U.S. over the weekend, citing "vetting concerns."
The Trump administration on Monday announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud.
The lawsuit calls the event "deeply corrupt" and argues that it seeks to enrich the president and his allies and lacks proper authorization.
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the timing of the appointment takes FISA Section 702 reauthorization "off the table."
The Treasury Department will use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover from damage caused by Tehran's regime, a source familiar with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's thinking told CBS News.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
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.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.