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Those who know Wakefield say her high standards and problem-solving skills make her a good fit for the job of helping “reset” the agency after its failures handling the COVID pandemic.

It has resulted in one death and nearly two dozen people becoming ill.

Big Olaf Creamery is also voluntarily recommending that stores pull their products, according to the CDC.

The estate of an Illinois woman who died has filed a federal lawsuit against Big Olaf Creamery.

A notice from the CDC said consumers who have ice cream from Sarasota's Big Olaf Creamery should throw away any of those products.

CDC officials say nearly all the 23 people known to have been infected in the outbreak either live in, or traveled to, Florida about a month before they got sick.

The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID increased nearly 43 percent in June, as subvariants spread, according to HHS data.

The action comes as WHO convenes its emergency committee to consider if the outbreak of monkeypox — mostly in Europe — warrants being declared a global emergency.

The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don’t respond as well to traditional shots.

The emergency authorization paves the way for vaccinations for children under 5 to begin next week. A final signoff from the CDC is expected this weekend.

The state did not preorder supplies of the vaccine for young children from the federal government by a Tuesday deadline.

The 24 total counties include Manatee County and nearly all of Central Florida, coast to coast, and South Florida. Two weeks ago, only nine counties were at high risk of transmission.