Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that recommending vaccinated people wear masks is “under active consideration” by the government’s leading public health officials.

Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr. was lauded for his efforts in response to COVID-19. In December, he was the first person in Jacksonville to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

The trend of reducing data reporting has alarmed infectious disease specialists who believe that more information is better during a pandemic.

The findings underscore the challenges facing public health officials as soaring infections in some states again threaten to overwhelm hospitals.

Officials hoped it was a sign that the summer surge is getting the attention of vaccine-hesitant Americans as many hospitals in the South are being overrun with patients.

Moody, who says she received a vaccine earlier this year, learned of her diagnosis days after she flew on the state plane with Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senate President Wilton Simpson to the U.S.-Mexico border.

In the last three weeks, the number of COVID patients at Miami’s Jackson Health System increased 178%. More than 95% of the new patients are unvaccinated, and more than 40% are under age 50.

The Sarasota congressman says he will quarantine at home but plans to return to work as soon as possible.

Prime Minster Justin Trudeau noted that if Canada’s current positive path of vaccination rate and public health conditions continue the border can open.

Experts say lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions isolated those with drug addictions and made treatment harder to get.