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PolitiFact Florida reviewed more than two dozen Gov. Ron DeSantis press releases and news conferences from 2020 and 2021 about the vaccine rollout.

Almost all Americans have some immunity against the virus, either through vaccination or prior infections. And hospitalizations, while increasing, are much lower than they were during past pandemic peaks.

In the political debate around gender-affirming care for youth, discussion of puberty blockers is often saturated with rhetoric, creating confusion and generating misinformation. PolitiFact answers some of the big questions around the drugs.

The Vermont senator sees beefing up the primary care workforce as a critical step in expanding Americans’ access to health care.

The billion-dollar amount cited by former Sen. Al Franken, while an estimate, is likely very close to what insurers will owe this year under a provision of the ACA that compels rebates when insurers spend too little on actual medical care.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ broad statement on U.S. drug prices doesn’t paint the full picture. Studies we examined generally found that U.S. prices were 2 to 4 times those in other countries, not 10.

Sparing veterans and defense spending, as Republicans promise, would be extremely difficult, requiring cuts of more than 20% in other parts of the budget.

Experts say Gov. Ron DeSantis' conclusion could not be drawn from the study he cited, adding that the research focused on health care workers, who are likelier to be exposed to COVID and more likely to be vaccinated. Those findings should not be applied to the general public.

A diabetes diagnosis is not always related to a person’s weight or overall health, especially for those with Type 1 diabetes, who are dependent on insulin treatment for life.

Medicare experts say inflation was not to blame and most beneficiaries will shoulder a much smaller increase than what the former Florida governor claims.