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The world has "lost the plot" on equitable vaccine access and is falling far short of targets to vaccinate the global south, according to scathing assessments from experts.
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The surgeon general has not used the power since it was put in state law in 2002. But the Republican-controlled Legislature moved forward this week with repealing it during a special session that focused on pushing back against vaccination and mask mandates.
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Scientists around the world are working on a way to inject vaccines painlessly. The trick is to make the needles so small. they don't interact with the nerve endings that signal pain.
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Severe allergic reactions to the Moderna and Pfizer shots have been rare but "higher than what we see with typical vaccines,,” says Dr. Tom Casale, an allergy and infectious disease expert at USF.
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The sites had been offering the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine until the federal government recommended a pause this past week.
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The goal is to reach seniors who struggle to access public sites or are apprehensive about going to them. It's helping underserved communities get vaccinated.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says officials in Washington told Florida it would start to see the supply increase around this time, but that hasn't happened.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody's warnings come as the Legislature considers a bill that would make vaccine scams a third-degree felony.
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Florida lawmakers blame chaotic vaccine rollout on limited supply of Pfizer and Moderna doses from the federal government.
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USF Health has temporarily stopped offering COVID-19 vaccines because it has not received any additional doses from its hospital partners or the state.