Kerry Sheridan
Kerry Sheridan is a reporter and co-host of All Things Considered at WUSF Public Media.
Prior to joining WUSF, she covered international news, health, science, space and environmental issues for Agence France-Presse from 2005 to 2019, reporting from the Middle East bureau in Cyprus, followed by stints in Washington and Miami.
Kerry earned her master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2002, and was a recipient of the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for Cultural Reporting.
She got her start in radio news as a freelancer with WFUV in the Bronx in 2002. Since then, her stories have spanned a range of topics, including politics, baseball, rocket launches, art exhibits, coral reef restoration, life-saving medical research, and more.
She is a native of upstate New York, and currently lives with her husband and two children in Sarasota.
You can reach Kerry via email at sheridank@wusf.org, on Twitter @kerrsheridan or by phone at 813-974-8663.
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A state plan would remove mandates on schoolchildren receiving shots for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib and pneumococcal disease. Comments can be made through Sept. 14. -
Two "measles-associated" deaths were reported by Pennsylvania health authorities this week in Lancaster County, the first such deaths so far this year in the U.S. -
The health department is proposing a rule to remove hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine mandates for school attendance. -
Confusion reigned at a meeting this week to discuss financial projections, after March numbers showed a shortfall, while August figures jumped suddenly by $29 million. -
Data centers typically house thousands of servers for tech and AI companies and require significant resources to operate. -
The committee debate was vigorous at times, with some supporters unsure if they would give the bill approval on the chamber floor. -
These schools were meant to serve children in impoverished areas. Then the law expended to enable these charters to co-locate in schools with unused space. -
Florida still has the most people of any state on ACA plans despite the largest drop after lawmakers did not extend enhanced subsidies. -
Doctors say vaccines can still help prevent the worst cases. People with heart problems, COPD, and diabetes are among those at higher risk of complications from the flu. -
Doctors have warned that removing school mandates and leaving decisions fully up to parents will erode vaccination rates further and eliminate herd immunity levels.
