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Dr. David Berger will make a presentation to the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee when it meets o Tuesday to recommend whether to approve a vaccine for young children.

The DeSantis administration has asked an appeals court to block challenges filed by five school boards against a Department of Health rule aimed at preventing student mask mandates.

Attorneys for a group of parents challenging the governor's executive order contend “immediate resolution” by the state's high court is needed because the school year is underway.

Pinellas declined to enact a stricter mandate this past week. After a judge's ruling struck down a state executive ordeer, one parent group said it plans to petition the board again.

A legal battle over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to prevent school mask mandates will go ahead next week after a circuit judge refused to dismiss the case Thursday.

Letters from Secretary Miguel Cardona said the administration will work with districts and educators directly if the Florida Department of Education does not distribute federal pandemic aid.

A Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds two-thirds of parents support mandating masks for unvaccinated students, but resistance to vaccinating remains high. “My child is not a test dummy,” one parent says.

Florida leads the country in the highest rate of COVID-related hospitalizations in kids. WMFE spoke with Orlando pediatrician Dr. Candice Jones about what parents and teachers should know.

At least 50 infants died in the Rock 'n Play inclined sleeper over a decade before Fisher-Price recalled it in 2019. Company officials said they believed the product was safe when used correctly.

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