Dr. Fauci: Whatever COVID-19 vaccine is available, take it
Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging the public to get whatever COVID-19 vaccine is available instead of waiting for the slightly more effective Pfizer or Moderna shots: "The longer one waits not getting vaccinated, the better chance the virus has to get a variant or mutation."
Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging the public to get whatever COVID-19 vaccine is available instead of waiting for the slightly more effective Pfizer or Moderna shots: "The longer one waits not getting vaccinated, the better chance the virus has to get a variant or mutation."
How would vaccine makers adapt to COVID-19 variants?
COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working against today’s variants, but companies are making plans to update their shots if needed.
COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working against today’s variants, but companies are making plans to update their shots if needed.
Pfizer researching effects of 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose
Pfizer said it will offer a third dose to 144 volunteers, drawing from people who participated in the vaccine’s early-stage U.S. testing last year.
Pfizer said it will offer a third dose to 144 volunteers, drawing from people who participated in the vaccine’s early-stage U.S. testing last year.
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S., with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades.
February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S., with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades.
CPAC's COVID-19 safety protocols include mask mandate
CPAC kicks off Thursday in Orlando, and it all leads up to Sunday's guest speaker, former President Donald Trump. The host hotel, the Hyatt Regency, is sold out, and with thousands of people expected to show up, a lot of safety precautions are in place
CPAC kicks off Thursday in Orlando, and it all leads up to Sunday's guest speaker, former President Donald Trump. The host hotel, the Hyatt Regency, is sold out, and with thousands of people expected to show up, a lot of safety precautions are in place
Troubled University Mall vaccination site moving to Raymond James Stadium Monday
State officials promised all vaccine reservations initially made for the University Mall site will be honored at Raymond James Stadium on Monday..
State officials promised all vaccine reservations initially made for the University Mall site will be honored at Raymond James Stadium on Monday..
Florida among handful of states not past vaccinating seniors
According to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Sunshine State is 1 of 4 states still only vaccinating seniors, 1 of 16 not vaccinating law enforcement personnel, and 1 of 21 not vaccinating school personnel.
According to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Sunshine State is 1 of 4 states still only vaccinating seniors, 1 of 16 not vaccinating law enforcement personnel, and 1 of 21 not vaccinating school personnel.
Country singer Trisha Yearwood tests positive for COVID-19, Garth Brooks confirms
Country singer Trisha Yearwood has tested positive for COVID-19, according to her husband Garth Brooks’ Facebook page.
Country singer Trisha Yearwood has tested positive for COVID-19, according to her husband Garth Brooks’ Facebook page.
Moderna begins clinical trials for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to combat South Africa variant
Moderna says it has sent its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed specifically to combat the highly transmissible South Africa coronavirus variant to the National Institutes of Health for a Phase 1 clinical trial.
Moderna says it has sent its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed specifically to combat the highly transmissible South Africa coronavirus variant to the National Institutes of Health for a Phase 1 clinical trial.
Pfizer's COVID-19 shot is 92% effective at reducing severe illness, 'real world' mass vaccination study finds
A large real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose. The results come from a mass vaccination campaign in Israel.
A large real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose. The results come from a mass vaccination campaign in Israel.
DeSantis: Florida should see Johnson & Johnson vaccines next week
U.S. regulators on Wednesday said that the single-dose vaccine does protect against COVID-19, being 66 percent effective.
U.S. regulators on Wednesday said that the single-dose vaccine does protect against COVID-19, being 66 percent effective.
‘It tastes like candy’: 105-year-old woman beats COVID-19 on gin-soaked raisin diet
Lucia DeClerck credits prayer for surviving the coronavirus at 105 years old, but she also pointed out she has a diet of raisins soaked in gin.
Lucia DeClerck credits prayer for surviving the coronavirus at 105 years old, but she also pointed out she has a diet of raisins soaked in gin.
Church group prays for essential workers, patients every week outside Plant City hospital
Cars are driving up to park at South Florida Baptist Hospital not to go inside, but to pray outside. Every Wednesday, you can find parishioners from the St. Clement Catholic Church praying in the Plant City parking lot.
Cars are driving up to park at South Florida Baptist Hospital not to go inside, but to pray outside. Every Wednesday, you can find parishioners from the St. Clement Catholic Church praying in the Plant City parking lot.
Did the Super Bowl cause a spike in Florida’s COVID-19 cases? Health experts say not yet
It's nearly two and a half weeks post-Super Bowl and everyone wants to know the answer – did Florida see a COVID spike?
It's nearly two and a half weeks post-Super Bowl and everyone wants to know the answer – did Florida see a COVID spike?
Fauci: In country as ‘rich and sophisticated’ as US, 500,000 shouldn’t have died of COVID-19
In a recent interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci — the nation’s leading infectious disease expert — called the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. “stunning in its magnitude” and said it should not have happened in such a “rich and sophisticated” country.
In a recent interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci — the nation’s leading infectious disease expert — called the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. “stunning in its magnitude” and said it should not have happened in such a “rich and sophisticated” country.
COVID-19 antibodies were present for up to 3 months in people infected with coronavirus, NIH study finds
NIH researchers have found some evidence that suggests people previously infected with COVID-19 may have lasting antibodies that help protect against reinfection, though the extent to which that protection holds up against emerging variants remains unclear.
NIH researchers have found some evidence that suggests people previously infected with COVID-19 may have lasting antibodies that help protect against reinfection, though the extent to which that protection holds up against emerging variants remains unclear.
Lawsuits filed against auto insurers over excessive rates amid COVID-19 pandemic
Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and crashes.
Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and crashes.
Florida opens COVID-19 vaccine site at High Point community in Brooksville
Seniors lined up in a Brooksville community Wednesday morning as another state-supported COVID-19 vaccination site opened.
Seniors lined up in a Brooksville community Wednesday morning as another state-supported COVID-19 vaccination site opened.
Baugh to remain Manatee County Commission chairperson, but deputies now investigating vaccine site
Protesters voiced their concerns outside the Manatee County Commission building Tuesday over commissioner Vanessa Baugh's actions in setting up an exclusive, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in Lakewood Ranch.
Protesters voiced their concerns outside the Manatee County Commission building Tuesday over commissioner Vanessa Baugh's actions in setting up an exclusive, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in Lakewood Ranch.
FDA releases new data on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine ahead of decision
An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19.
An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19.