Stephanie Colombini
HEALTH NEWS FLORIDA REPORTERStephanie Colombini joined WUSF Public Media in December 2016 as Producer of
Florida Matters,WUSF’s public affairs show. She’s also a reporter for WUSF’s Health News Florida project.
Stephanie was born and raised just outside New York City. She graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx, where she got her start in radio at NPR member station WFUV in 2012. In addition to reporting and anchoring, Stephanie helped launch the news department’s first podcast series,
Issues Tank.
Prior to joining the WUSF family, Stephanie spent a year reporting for CBS Radio’s flagship station WCBS Newsradio 880 in Manhattan. Her assignments included breaking news stories such as the 2016 bombings in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and Seaside Park, NJ and political campaigns. As part of her job there, she was forced to – and survived – a night of reporting on New Year’s Eve in Times Square.
Her work in feature reporting and podcast production has earned her awards from the Public Radio News Directors, Inc. and the Alliance for Women in Media.
While off-the-clock, you might catch Stephanie at a rock concert, on a fishing boat or anywhere that serves delicious food.
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The county hosted another community vaccination event, this time at a Baptist church in downtown Tampa. The goal is to make the vaccine more accessible in underserved communities. -
Of the more than 1 million people who have received a coronavirus vaccine in Florida, about 5% are Black.
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Monday marked the first time this year that the number of new daily positive tests dropped below 10,000, but there were 142 more deaths related to the disease.
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Is releasing all available vaccine at once to get more people some immunity worth it if it risks delaying second doses? Depends who you ask.
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It's an effort to get the vaccine in the hands of seniors who are struggling to get to drive-through sites or making reservations.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting his plan to distribute vaccines to people 65 and older ahead of much of the country. But the rollout has had logistical problems.
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The hospital is offering the vaccine at its main facility and several outpatient clinics. Veterans 75 and older as well as some outside that age group can now sign up.
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Hospitals need more staff at bedsides and to distribute vaccines and community partners to help, says Florida Hospital Association president and CEO Mary Mayhew.
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Advocates say redaction fees make it difficult for Medicaid recipients to access records that could help them with benefits appeals.
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It's one of the highest increases the state has seen, and comes days after the state set records surrounding the New Year's holiday.
