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The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.

The CDC says about 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot.

Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas.

USF Health professor Jill Roberts provides some possible explanations for this drop, including vaccine hesitancy that the COVID-19 pandemic intensified.

Participants were asked how they felt about vaccines, the government’s response to COVID-19, the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more.

At the beginning of the vaccine rollout in 2021, data show Latinos lagged behind whites in vaccination uptake. In Florida, that trend is reversing with Latinos now taking the lead.

Hospitals in the region say most of their staff have received COVID-19 vaccines.

Sens. Robert Casey Jr. and Ron Wyden want a probe into what barriers are keeping Medicaid plans from reaching enrollees.

The county is also allowing its state of local emergency to expire as cases decline.

As the demand for vaccines and tests is decreasing due to a decline in cases, here's where you can still get tested or vaccinated.

The Florida Department of Health placed Dr. Raul Pino on leave in January after he sent an email to his staff citing its low COVID-19 vaccine rates and encouraging employees to get the shot.

All kids over the age of 5 should get the COVID vaccine. That's according to Florida's leading pediatricians, who say new guidance from the state is prioritizing politics over the health of children.