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Overdose Deaths In The U.S. Accelerating During COVID-19
Over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever record [...]
Pinellas County COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Begins Today
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Pinellas long-term care residents and staff began receiving COVID-19 vaccines on Dec. 16 as part of the Florida Department of He [...]
U.S. Study Shows COVID-19 Masks We Use and Reuse, Could Be Worse Than No Mask At All
Researchers at UMass Lowell and California Baptist University say that re-wearing a dirty mask or wearing it improperly, to stop the spread of COVID- [...]
COVID-19 Testing Site at Tropicana Field Closing for the Day
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla.- Due to the volume of cars waiting in line and forecasted thunderstorms impacting operations later this afternoon, the Tropica [...]
Precautionary Boil Water Notice Issued for Northwest Hillsborough County Rescinded
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. -UPDATE This Notice Had Been Recsinded.
http://tampafp.com/boil-water-notice-rescinded-for-northwest-hillsborough-count [...]
FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Fully At-Home Test for COVID-19
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) fully at-home diagnosti [...]
Tropicana Field COVID-19 Testing Site Closing For the Day
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tropicana Field COVID-19 testing site has reached capacity and is closing to new cars for the day, but residents can be [...]
Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Hannah Recht and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Lauren Weber
Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Lin [...]
First Florida Citizen Receives COVID-19 Vaccine in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - Governor Ron DeSantis was at Tampa General Hospital on Monday to announce and witness the first COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to [...]
Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots
By JoNel Aleccia DECEMBER 14, 2020
If there’s such a thing as a date with destiny, it’s marked on Dr. Taison Bell’s calendar.
At noon Tuesday, [...]