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People who worked in labor and service jobs were a lot more likely to die from COVID-19. Researchers say improving ventilation and offering paid sick leave are some ways to protect workers in the future.

Mayor Jane Castor held a virtual discussion with Dr. Charles Lockwood, senior VP with USF Health, on the current status of COVID-19 in Hillsborough County.

The USF case is one of numerous lawsuits in Florida and across the country stemming from campus shutdowns early in the pandemic.

USF Health professor Jill Roberts provides some possible explanations for this drop, including vaccine hesitancy that the COVID-19 pandemic intensified.

Jason Salemi with the USF College of Public Health says most of the new cases are reported in the state's five largest counties.

The show, called This Is My Brave, is part of a national program that aims to reduce the stigma around mental health and addiction and get people talking more about these topics.

In the first study to look at asthma treatments for Black and Latino patients, researchers at the University of South Florida and around the nation spent more than three years developing solutions to historic inequities in care.

"If you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous." Gov. Ron DeSantis told masked Middleton High School students visiting the governor's appearance at USF.

Some consumers "have gone months" without realizing someone had improperly enrolled them in health plans, with tax credits that may need repaying. A proposed new rule would stop the practice.

The university's president called for people on-campus to wear masks and to be fully vaccinated, while USF faculty recommended holding the first few weeks of the spring semester online.