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The state Department of Health documented nearly 3,000 more cases per week over the two weeks ending July 20 compared with the prior five weeks. Health officials say waning immunity could be the reason.
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At a COVID-19 vaccination event near an upscale community, Gov. Ron DeSantis had to answer questions about whether he's favoring some communities over others.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday asked Floridians to be patient as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out for the state’s seniors, a process that is already creating a rush and placing a substantial burden on hospitals that play a key role in carrying out the governor’s directives.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is relying on Florida hospitals to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to health care workers, seniors and at-risk populations in the communities the hospitals serve. It’s a task that some hospitals fear could be impossible given the state’s large senior population.
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The program stopped accepting applications in early August, but now, if President Trump signs the COVID-19 aid package, business owners could once again apply for PPP loans.
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According to the state’s COVID-19 draft distribution plan,138,588 residents were in nursing homes and assisted living facilities as of Sept. 20.
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The state had expected to receive about 450,000 doses produced by Pfizer over the next two weeks, but production issues could prevent them from being delivered, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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A FedEx van carrying 20,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived Tuesday at AdventHealth’s Translational Research Institute, the crucial first step for Central Florida’s frontline health workers to get vaccinated
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Now that the state has received initial shipments of the Pfizer vaccine, health workers and long-term care residents are starting to get their shots. More doses from Moderna could arrive in the state as soon as next week.
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A White House Coronavirus Task Force report for Florida recommends stricter measures for stopping the virus including mask wearing at all times in public, increased physical distancing by reducing capacity or closing indoor spaces at restaurants and bars and limiting gatherings outside of immediate households.
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Sarasota attorney Ron Filipkowski says he was already unhappy with the state's COVID-19 response. The raid, which he sees as an attempt to silence Rebekah Jones and her sources, was the final straw.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement raided the home of a former Florida Department of Health staffer as part of an investigation into an unauthorized login. Rebekah Jones, who was fired from DOH in May, claims her house was raided as revenge due to speaking out on the state’s COVID-19 response.