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Take It From an Expert: Fauci’s Hierarchy of Safety During COVID
Elisabeth Rosenthal November 19, 2020
As a health journalist, a physician and a former foreign correspondent who lived through SARS in Beijing, I [...]
Citrus COVID Testing Site Remains Open Despite Holiday
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla.- To ensure COVID-19 testing continues to be available to the community, the testing site at the Citrus Springs Community Center w [...]
Tropicana Field COVID-19 Testing at Capacity, Closed for New Cars
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tropicana Field COVID-19 testing site has reached capacity and has closed to new cars for the day, but residents can be [...]
The City of Clearwater Says ‘Don’t Pour The Turkey Grease Down The Drain’
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Pouring cooking fats, oils, and greases down the drain this holiday season can cause serious and expensive pipe blockages. Clearw [...]
BREAKING: Pfizer AND BioNTECH To Submit For Emergency Use Authorization Today To U.S. FDA For COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced they will submit a request today to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Could Come in Weeks to Florida, Says Gov. DeSantis
TAMPA, Fla.- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis provided an update regarding Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, as well as new therapeutic treat [...]
Florida Mayors Plead For DeSantis to Take COVID-19 Action
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said this week, he has no plans of imposing new COVID-19 restrictions on the state.
"The Governor will not lock down [...]
Pasco County It’s Time to Quit, The Great American Smokeout
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The annual Great American Smokeout is on Nov. 19, and the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco) Tobacco Preve [...]
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and [...]
Reaching Every Sector of Society With Simple Tools to Improve Life
Volunteer Ministers fog high-traffic locations with decontaminant to prevent the spread of the virus.
Volunteer Ministers fog and provide copies of St [...]