Coronavirus

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Florida Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to investigate COVID-19 vaccines.

A divided appeals court has rejected a potential class-action lawsuit contending that the University of Florida should return fees to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and other Republicans from across the country urged an appeals court this week to uphold a federal judge’s ruling that blocked a mask requirement on airplanes and other forms of transportation during the pandemic.

A potential class-action lawsuit is moving ahead against Florida State University because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorneys want an appeals court to take up the case, which is similar to lawsuits filed against other colleges and universities.

More than 80 percent of the patients at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare who have tested positive for COVID are there for reasons not related to the coronavirus. TMH Vice President and Chief Integration Officer Doctor Dean Watson says the current COVID variants are acting like a mild virus, much like the flu—at least for now.

The settlement resolved allegations that MorseLife “invited and facilitated the vaccination of hundreds of ineligible persons at the clinic by characterizing them as ‘staff’ and ‘volunteers,’ many of whom MorseLife targeted for donations,” a Justice Department news release said.

When the coronavirus pandemic began back in early 2020, Mary Daniel went from visiting her husband nearly every day to being barred from seeing him.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed off on a measure that extends COVID liability protections for healthcare providers such as hospitals and nursing homes. Under the bill, the protections first put in place last year will continue through June of 2023. But some lawmakers worry the provisions are too broad.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is expected to be soon confirmed by the full Florida Senate. Two Senate committees have recommended his confirmation despite marked frustration from Democrats.

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.