COVID-19

Scientists treating kids for MIS-C point to rare genes, leaky guts and a “superantigen.”

COVID-19 has highlighted how older Americans are cared for, the special vulnerabilities they face, and the challenges families have to confront when making caregiving decisions.

The state reached its peak of 17,121 COVID-19 related hospitalizations on Aug. 23, 2021.

After hearing testimony for two days, Judge Brian Newman said he could issue his ruling on the case involving six school boards in the next two weeks.

Six school districts are suing the state and say the Department of Health’s basis for issuing a rule giving parents the right to opt out of mask mandates is wrong.

A Tampa pediatrician will make a presentation to the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee when it meets on Tuesday to recommend whether to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for young children.

The state asked an administrative judge to toss the challenge by six school boards. The court is slated to hear the case Thursday morning.

The board adopted an emergency rule in August that said students under a quarantine directive can be deemed in attendance.

People are choosing Florida because it has a lot to offer.

Despite the pandemic, universities in Florida have seen their applicant pools on the rise.

Although the state's positivity rate for new cases dropped to 3.8%, most counties in the greater Tampa Bay region recorded rates slightly above that.

Dr. Leandris Liburd, associate director for minority health and health equity at CDC, explains the urgency in a conversation with WLRN's Veronica Zaragovia.