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Daylina Miller/WUSF Public MediaDr. Scott Rivkees, who led Florida’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic as head of the state health department, has accepted a job at Brown University. -
Patrick Semansky/Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office asked a U.S. district judge to issue an emergency injunction against the vaccination requirement while the appeal is being considered.
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OSHA has put the mandate on hold after an stay by a federal appeals court. However, the Biden administration says "nothing has changed" regarding its message to companies with more than 100 workers. -
Johns Hopkins' dashboard reports 771,045 deaths since the pandemic began. According to the CDC, 385,343 deaths occurred last year, which would mean 385,702 have happened so far this year.
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U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers wrote that the state had not shown “irreparable harm” to justify an injunction or temporary restraining order.
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It is also putting applications for religious and medical exemptions to these vaccine requirements on hold.
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He was able to become one of nearly 30 people to receive a double lung transplant at UF Health since the start of the pandemic.
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The demand for home health care has increased even while the supply of workers has been squeezed thanks to how most of the care is paid for.
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Theater companies and musical ensembles are restarting live performances after a crippling pandemic pause. In some states, artists find creative ways to get around laws that go against public health recommendations.
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Hillsborough County's positivity rate for new cases rose from 3.5% to 4.9% in one week. And Florida's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 61,000.
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Tampa-based DeliveRxd Pharmacy is offering at-home treatment to eligible residents in counties around the region at no cost to the patient.
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Florida’s surgeon general is now stripped of the authority to mandate vaccines under declared public health emergencies. That’s under a new law signed by the governor yesterday.
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The Legislature voted to add a string of opt out provisions to any COVID-19 mandates that have created confusion and uncertainty for facilities that must abide by federal rules.
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The closures will begin in the spring of 2022, according to a CVS release.
