COVID-19

Researchers found the antiviral treatment was disproportionately given to patients with lower risk of severe infection and, if properly utilized, more than 16,000 COVID deaths could have been prevented.

Two lawsuits revolved around claims that the plaintiffs were retaliated against by school boards because they refused to wear masks during public meetings.

The CDC estimates that up to 86% of new COVID-19 cases stem from the latest mutation. The virus continues to evolve so rapidly that "our immune systems have not been able to keep up," an expert says.

According to state data, 334 deaths have already been recorded this month. In 2023, 8,403 COVID deaths were recorded in Florida.

Experts say there is no hard evidence that infection is greater in people who have had boosters.

Latinos are still more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID — so doctors and activists hope younger, more educated voices can convince the vulnerable to get vaccinated.

Thousands of people are still dying with COVID, but the federal government has mostly handed over responsibility to the people to weather the seasonal surges with their own strategies.

Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has expressed concerns about the mRNA vaccine. Two Florida experts are confused by his questions, saying they don't make much sense.

Experts said that small DNA fragments found in the vaccines are not cause for concern. Cells are needed to make vaccines, and those cells contain DNA.

WHO chief Ttedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas — that shared such trend information.