Florida Department of Health

The highly contagious disease was reported by someone 20 to 24 years old in Polk. It's unknown if it's connected to a school outbreak in Broward, where a case involving a child under 5 was confirmed.

In the wake of measles cases at a Broward school, Florida's surgeon general writes that the Department of Health “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance” without urging the need for MMR vaccinations.

The county schools superintendent says 33 of 1,067 Manatee Bay Elementary students did not have the MMR vaccine "for various reasons."

So far, it’s not known whether the students who acquired the highly contagious virus at Manatee Bay Elementary were immunized with the two-dose MMR vaccine.

The health department is looking into five cases of the highly contagious disease at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston and hoping to identify contacts at risk of transmission.

Central Florida saw huge increases in syphilis cases between 2018 and 2022. Experts aren't sure why. Meanwhile, doctors think cases are likely to continue increasing.

Florida Hospital Association president Mary Mayhew tells "The Florida Roundup" that she hopes people can start benefitting from the program within the year.

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.

After hospitals, pharmacies and the state refused to help, an Orlando mother shares her journey in trying to get her 8-month-old daughter the COVID-19 vaccination.

Dr. Susan Laenger, medical director of primary care services for Sacred Heart Medical Group. been tracking the COVID-19 situation in the western Panhandle. She updates us in this interview.