CDC: Tampa Bay area and most of Florida under ‘high risk’ for COVID-19
Experts say cases are plateauing about 10,000 per day but may be higher due to unreported at-home positive tests. TAMPA, Fla. — The majority of Florida is still at high risk for COVID-19 transmission, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and all of Tampa Bay is under that same […]
CDC: Listeria outbreak linked to Florida – CBS Miami
MIAMI – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of a listeria outbreak. They said that most of the sick people in this outbreak live in or traveled to Florida about a month before they got sick. The CDC said one person had […]
End of federal transportation mask mandate greeted with confusion, relief
Marty Chavez stepped into the terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for his flight to Ohio early Tuesday and frantically began to search for his mask. He turned to a United Airlines employee standing nearby and asked if he had a spare. “Sir, the mandate has been lifted,” the worker said. “You don’t have to […]
Fact check: False claim that 901 Florida COVID-19 patients died in one day
Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY Fri, September 10, 2021 The claim: 901 people died of COVID-19 in Florida on Aug. 26 Throughout the pandemic, data on hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 has helped the public understand the severity of the crisis. But it has also led to some confusion on social media. On Aug. 26, local news outlets in […]
Kids and babies are getting sick
Kids and babies are getting sick. When can they get a COVID vaccine? Pfizer’s vaccine now has full FDA approval. But what does that mean for kids? With school just around the corner, a summer filled with unease about the delta coronavirus variant and more stories of young children getting sick is prompting some parents to wonder: When will […]
