State Lowering Age Of Eligibility As Race To Vaccine Pushes On
As the race to vaccine pushes on, the state is now lowering the age of eligibility. Miami-Dade County's mayor is pushing to have it drop by 10 years a week until it lowers to age 18.
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As the race to vaccine pushes on, the state is now lowering the age of eligibility. Miami-Dade County's mayor is pushing to have it drop by 10 years a week until it lowers to age 18.
The Florida Department of Health reported another 5,105 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Two Royal Caribbean cruises will resume in June, ending a yearlong hiatus, but passengers 18 and older must test negative for COVID-19 before getting on a ship.
More Floridians will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine beginning next week.
Local high school student Vincent Toranzo, born and raised in Pembroke Pines, has taken a seat on an administration panel that is charged with making sure all Americas are treated equally when it comes to combating the pandemic.
Former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club Mar-a-Lago has been partially closed because of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Some changes are coming to classrooms across the country, with new guidelines from the CDC.
The Florida Department of Health reported another 5,093 new coronavirus cases on Friday.
The mayor of the cruise capital of the world wants sailing to resume.
Legislative leaders announced Thursday they have an agreement on COVID-19 liability protections for businesses, nursing homes and other health-care providers and that a bill should be headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk late next week.
The Florida Department of Health reported another 5,093 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.
FEMA-supported sites will transition, starting next week, to second dose coronavirus vaccines only.
Gov. Ron DeSantis held a public health roundtable in Tallahassee Thursday morning to discuss the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A new national poll highlights the significant toll the pandemic is having on the mental health of teenagers.
Miami-Dade's two FEMA-funded, state-run satellite COVID-19 vaccination sites opened Thursday in two new locations.
Florida's Medicaid program will provide free transportation for people enrolled in the program who want to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
Even as more COVID vaccination sites open around South Florida, people are running into trouble trying to get an appointment. Now, a group known as the "Night Owls" is stepping up to help.
The stage is set for two new FEMA-funded vaccination sites.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he will soon lower the eligibility age to 55 for COVID-19 vaccinations, as demand appears slower for shots even with the eligibility age lowered Monday from 65 to 60.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski has written to all South Florida Catholic priests reiterating that there is no moral objection to receiving any of the COVID-19 vaccines and that they can be received in good conscience.
The Florida Department of Health reported another 4,599 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
A new COVID-19 vaccination center has opened at the Citi Center in Pompano Beach.
South Florida doctors say a healthcare worker who received a COVID vaccine while she was pregnant passed those antibodies to her newborn.
Florida could set up a stockpile of life-saving personal protective equipment and sell it to health-care practitioners at cost, under proposals now moving in the Legislature.
Police have blocked off parts of an apartment complex on N Preserve Way in Miramar as they investigate a possible early-morning shooting.
Three Republican candidates and one Democrat have qualified for Florida's U.S. Senate race as the filing deadline approaches Friday.
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.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released footage detailing the lengths officers went to capture the suspect, Christian Bouie.
The Las Vegas Raiders selected Heisman Trophy winner and South Florida native Fernando Mendoza as their franchise quarterback with the top overall pick in Thursday night's NFL draft.
Police have blocked off parts of an apartment complex on N Preserve Way in Miramar as they investigate a possible early-morning shooting.
Three Republican candidates and one Democrat have qualified for Florida's U.S. Senate race as the filing deadline approaches Friday.
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.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released footage detailing the lengths officers went to capture the suspect, Christian Bouie.
The Las Vegas Raiders selected Heisman Trophy winner and South Florida native Fernando Mendoza as their franchise quarterback with the top overall pick in Thursday night's NFL draft.
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.
President Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier after oil prices drop.
The soldier allegedly bet on Nicolás Maduro's removal as president of Venezuela before news of the raid was reported, sources told CBS News.
The Justice Department's internal watchdog said it will audit the department's compliance with the law that required the release of the Epstein files.
The order places FDA-approved products containing marijuana and state-regulated medical marijuana products at a lower drug classification.
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his role effective immediately, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.