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CFO Jimmy Patronis removed Dr. Lisa Gwynn from the Florida Healthy Kids Board for expressing concerns about COVID-19 vaccine access in the state for kids younger than 5. She talks about why she's still worried.
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WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
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Massimiliano Finzi/Getty ImagesNobody wants to infect their friends and family, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.
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