COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to make available the COVID-19 vaccines that target omicron as a second booster for people with weak immune systems and those ages 65 and older.

"Health freedom" advocates have still complained that the hospital limited experimental treatments such as ivermectin.

But the hospital board chairman believes there are not enough votes on the board to force an independent investigation.

A survey in conjunction with COVID-19's third anniversary shows the effect of politicization on public responses to the pandemic.

There's still not a lot of data available as to why some people get long COVID and others don't.

Djokovic is a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Government rules still prevent him from entering the country. That is why he had to withdraw from the Miami Open next week.

Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to question the science and safety behind the vaccines as he has throughout the pandemic, despite data from the CDC that shows the shots are safe and effective.

Republican State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, the bill's sponsor, says he hopes the bill would make the process of opening a portable kitchen more accessible for business owners.

The letter from the federal agencies warned Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo that his analysis about the mRNA risks are harmful to the public.

Gov. Ron DeSantis even proposed allowing the No. 1-ranked tennis player to arrive in Miami by boat to circumvent U.S. refusal to let unvaccinated noncitizens fly into the country.

The state had 11,191 reported cases from Feb. 24 to Thursday, the lowest total in at least 10 weeks, according to the data release Friday.

Florida Gov. DeSantis' pugnacious approach to issues involving race, sexual orientation and public health has pushed him to the front of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.