Coronavirus

Scientists treating kids for MIS-C point to rare genes, leaky guts and a “superantigen.”

The board adopted an emergency rule in August that said students under a quarantine directive can be deemed in attendance.

The lawsuit claims the university should refund fees to students forced to learn remotely last year. It is one of numerous similar lawsuits filed against universities and colleges across the state.

Duval County trails the rest of the state in vaccinations, and fewer residents got vaccinated last week than at any time since May.

Powell had been treated over the past few years for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that impairs the body’s ability to fight infections -- and to respond well to vaccines.

Mayor Jerry Demings says the rolling 14-day positivity rate for Orange County is at about 5%, with 74% of eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose.

Head football coach Nick Rolovich and four assistants were fired for defying the state's vaccine mandate. School officials said a small number of university workers chose not to get vaccinated.

Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID complications. In an announcement on social media, his family said Powell had been fully vaccinated.

The state law allows local governments to use "screening protocols consistent with authoritative or controlling government-issued guidance to protect public health.”

According to the state's weekly report issued Friday, 57,859 Floridians have died from COVID-related complications, an increase of 1,192.