Judge says pandemic border rule must stay for now
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) enacted Title 42 in March 2020 to prevent migrants from carrying COVID-19 into the United States. The rule […]
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FDA authorizes booster for ages 5-11
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing a third shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for healthy elementary-age kids at least five months after their last dose. The […]
UF study sheds light on post-COVID mortality risk
A UF study sheds new light on the reason people who recover from a bout of severe COVID-19 are still at increased risk for death in […]
Hospitalizations low as local COVID cases rise
Local COVID-19 numbers doubled over the last two weeks, but hospitalizations—while rising—remain near the lowest points of the pandemic. The latest numbers came in a weekend […]
FDA to consider COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday to get two low-dose shots of the COVID-19 vaccine approved for children younger than […]
Judge nixes public transportation mask mandate
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the federal rule requiring face coverings on airplanes, trains, and buses exceeded the authority of U.S. health officials. The rule […]
UF researchers develop 30-second coronavirus test
With any highly infectious disease, time can be a killer. It is crucial to get a test result for a pathogen quickly, lest someone continue in […]
CDC to end pandemic border restriction
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will officially revoke Title 42 on May 23, giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) time to […]
BA.2 becomes dominant COVID-19 strain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that omicron subvariant BA.2 currently accounts for about 54.9 percent of coronavirus cases in the United States. Last week […]
UF develops rapid COVID variant detection test
University of Florida researchers have invented a test that can determine within 10 to 15 minutes whether patients test positive for COVID and, if so, which […]