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The WFSU news team reports on information important to North Florida, South Georgia, and residents of the State of Florida. Find the lantest information on Coronavirus below.
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Legislative leaders are monitoring the spike in COVID-19 infections across Florida but haven’t made plans to reimpose restrictions on public access that were used during the last legislative session. With the 2022 session starting January 11, people will be allowed to roam most of the Capitol complex and address lawmakers in person. -
The highly-transmissible variant has now been detected in nearly every state.
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A divided federal appeals court Sunday rejected Florida’s request to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Florida House Minority Co-Leader Evan Jenne says the state is at a disadvantage when it comes to public health. He says that's due to new laws passed earlier this month during a special legislative session.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Florida's Capitol building on Tuesday to protest vaccine and mask mandates.
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A low-dose coronavirus vaccine has been approved for kids ages 5 through 11. Those doses are making their way across the country now and are expected to arrive in Leon County soon.
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Coronavirus cases throughout Florida are dropping, but doctors say that doesn’t make getting vaccinated any less important—even for kids.
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An administrative law judge is weighing a Department of Health rule governing school mask mandates. The two-day trial kicked off Thursday in Tallahassee with the districts arguing the Department overstepped its authority when it issued the rule, and the state saying those claims are overblown.
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An administrative law judge won’t throw out a challenge to a Department of Health rule attempting to stop local school boards from issuing mask mandates. Six school boards are seeking to overturn the order amid an ongoing fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis. The court is slated to hear the case Thursday morning.
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After the delta variant caused a surge of coronavirus patients in Florida, health officials say the number of cases is continuing to trend down. But Mary Mayhew, President and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association, says staffing concerns remain.
