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Amid the delay in the rollout of Biden’s plan, the governor says the state is honing its own strategy to send COVID tests to at-risk Floridians.
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Those who contracted COVID-19 can end their isolation after five days while continuing to wear a well-fitting mask for an additional five days, according to the agency.
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The site in Neptune Beach — Jacksonville's only city-funded, drive-thru site — will give only 150 rapid tests and 100 PCR tests each day on a first-come, first-served basis. The city says the site is running out of money.
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The governor and surgeon general point to residents who get tested "multiple times per week" without COVID symptoms and will add state guidance to “unwind the testing psychology” of the Biden administration.
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The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.
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Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, along with Tampa, are opening a number of new testing sites — including temporary locations in Tampa and Plant City that will be open for the New Year's weekend.
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Orange County leaders plan to open a third testing site ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations. Meantime, Mayor Jerry Demings says Floridians should be outraged.
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President Joe Biden announces plans to deliver 500 million COVID tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines.
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With a fast-growing winter surge upon us, self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.
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Among his new steps to fight COVID surges this winter: requiring private health insurers to reimburse people for at-home tests. It also calls for more people to get vaccines and boosters.