Sarasota

Earlier this year, three activists who are opposed to COVID vaccines and standard treatment protocols for the illness were elected to the board of Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Sarasota's Roskamp Institute was the first to discover a protein that tends to form clumps in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. A new drug has been shown to reduce it.

At the Multicultural Health Institute in Sarasota, Dr. Lisa Merritt treats patients, of course. She also inspires a new generation to think big when it comes to public health.

Big Olaf Creamery is also voluntarily recommending that stores pull their products, according to the CDC.

Theater companies and musical ensembles are restarting live performances after a crippling pandemic pause. In some states, artists find creative ways to get around laws that go against public health recommendations.

A Leon County circuit judge refused to block a state law that bans vaccine passports, explaining that in this particular case the issue is whether the law restricts Bead Abode's free speech or regulates conduct.

Bead Abode argues that the law violates the First Amendment and is seeking an injunction to block it.

Safety measures like proof of vaccination will make customers feel more protected, the store's co-owner and legal counsel said.

School officials worry that cases are beginning to spread inside schools, and that quarantine numbers will soon "explode."

The hospital will allow visits only between noon and 6 p.m. In addition, the number of patient visitors allowed will also be limited.