POLK COUNTY, FL. – Florida Department of Health in Polk County is partnering with Polk County Public Schools to host a COVID-19 vaccination event for all eligible community members (12+). No appointment will be required for this event. All 3 brands of vaccine will be…
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Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida is increasing the availability of monoclonal antibody therapies by opening a rapid response unit to administer this life-saving treatment in Jacksonville. In the coming days, the state will be exploring an additional long-term location at the Jacksonville Public…
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PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a no-appointment testing site will open in Pinellas on Monday, Aug. 9, to meet the additional demand. COVID-19 antigen testing will be available at no cost from 9 a.m. to 5…
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How CBD Sales Have Been Affected By The COVID-19 Pandemic CBD sales were predicted to skyrocket in 2020 but things didn’t quite go to plan. According to Nutritional Outlook sales for immune health supplements rose, yet CBD sales were lower than previously expected. Market research…
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Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined leaders from Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and the University of South Florida (USF) Health Morsani College of Medicine to discuss the efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 patients. DeSantis spoke at Tampa General Hospital’s Global Emerging Diseases Institute with…
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in July that drug overdose deaths rose by 30 percent across the country in 2020, setting a new national record. Of the more than 93,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S., nearly 7,600 came from Florida,…
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Sebastian Hughes The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida reached record numbers on Sunday, topping the previous peak set over a year ago, the Associated Press reported. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recorded 10,207 people with confirmed positive cases hospitalized on Sunday.…
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Ailan Evans Fast food chain McDonald’s is requiring all its staff and customers, vaccinated and unvaccinated, to resume wearing masks in its restaurants in areas deemed high risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The company first announced its new rules in…
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In response to rising COVID-19 infections across West Central Florida, BayCare on Tuesday will tighten its temporary visitation rules at its 14 acute care hospitals to protect patients, team members, physicians, and the public. BayCare is also pausing all elective procedures at its six hospitals…
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A huge spike in nationwide COVID-19 deaths recorded Friday by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) was skewed by states dumping bulk data, and in one case, Delaware dumped cases from death certificates dating back to May of 2020. A data dump by Florida and Delaware distorted the daily COVID-19 death figures…
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