cURRENT covid19 nEWS

• Ted Nugent performed inside Florida anti-mask supermarket days before saying he has COVID-19 April 22, 2021
  Nugent went on Facebook Live on April 19 to tell his fans he'd tested positive for coronavirus that day after battling flu-like symptoms for nearly two ...
• COVID-19 Morning Report April 22, 2021
  The Florida Senate sponsor of a bill to increase the amount of money and time Floridians can collect unemployment benefits continues to hold out hope ...
• College COVID-19 Legal Protections Approved By Florida House April 22, 2021
  The Florida House on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging higher education bill that, in part, would protect colleges and universities from coronavirus- ...
• Thursday's Daily Pulse April 22, 2021
  A year after Florida's unemployment system ground to a halt, delaying claims for millions laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers remain ...
• Local health officials report rising COVID infections in every age group within Florida April 22, 2021
  That's up 8% in terms of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 from just one week ago. "In Hillsborough County we're up by about 54 people in ...
• The 'heretical' claims about wearing masks in Florida schools | Editorial April 22, 2021
  School leaders need to work with public health authorities, teachers, parents and others to gauge the prevalence of COVID-19 in their communities and ...
• Okaloosa County residents less likely than most of US to seek COVID vaccine April 22, 2021
  While 40% of Americans have received at least one dose of the coronavirus ... when the shots came on line for those in Florida above the age of 16.
• Coronavirus Live Updates: 4 South Florida Organizations Partner To Vaccinate Hundreds Of ... April 22, 2021
  This post will be updated today, Thursday, April 22, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida. WLRN staff ...
• In Central Florida, vaccine demand is waning. Is hesitancy to blame? April 22, 2021
  Three days after federal health officials recommended a “pause” in use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Father José Rodríguez began to ...
• THE 6IX: What to Do if COVID Vaccine Card Gets Lost, Jackson Health Ending Public Vaccine ... April 22, 2021
  No. 5 - Your COVID-19 vaccine card is an important record… But what if you lose it? It's a valid question many across South Florida have asked, ...
• To beat coronavirus, herd immunity is the goal. Can Florida get there? April 22, 2021
  The rollout of coronavirus vaccines in Florida was heralded as a light at the end of the tunnel for a pandemic that has upended normalcy and killed ...
• Florida woman charged with submitting altered COVID-19 test to travel portal April 22, 2021
  ST. THOMAS — A Florida woman is the latest traveler to be charged with submitting an altered COVID-19 test to the territory's online travel portal, ...
• Florida State University Panama City prepares to welcome students to new residence hall April 22, 2021
  As for protecting students who live in the hall from COVID-19, Clark said they will continue to listen to CDC guidelines and make any changes that are ...
• Department of Health - Collier COVID-19 vaccine distribution next week April 22, 2021
  — The Florida Department of Health in Collier County (DOH-Collier), will provide the Moderna vaccine on Monday, April 26, through Thursday, April 29, ...
• Health experts in Northwest Florida speak on pediatric increase in coronavirus cases April 22, 2021
  In Florida, there have been more than 255,000 cases and 11 deaths. But most children who get coronavirus show mild or no symptoms. "It's been a ...
• DeSoto County no longer requiring appointments for vaccination April 22, 2021
  The Department of Health COVID-19 Vaccine Screening and Consent Form. • A valid ID as well as proof of Florida residency. See full list of acceptable ...