Covid-19

The pandemic caused some kids to fall behind on routine immunizations, and Florida has some of the lowest child COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country.

Dr. Simone Gold was issued a medical license from the Florida Department of Health and has opened an online practice based in Naples.

Tourism in Florida during the first half of 2022 was up 20 percent from the same period last year and was higher than during the first six months of 2019, the last full year of travel before the 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.

CDC data shows the risk of COVID-19 spread in Tallahassee is high meanwhile, new variants are expected this fall. The news has left some parents confused about what to do and where to find vaccines—especially for kids under 5 years old. A local pediatrician shares her thoughts

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.

COVID-19 vaccination rates among children remain low in Florida and nationally. Doctors hope parents will take advantage of the summer break to get their kids protected before school starts.

CFO Jimmy Patronis removed Dr. Lisa Gwynn from the Florida Healthy Kids Board for expressing concerns about COVID-19 vaccine access for kids younger than 5. She talks about why she's still worried.

In one of a series of similar cases across the state, a circuit judge has tossed out a potential class-action lawsuit that argued Florida State University should refund money to students because of a campus shutdown early in the pandemic.

The book release comes as new data reveals just 53 percent of Florida's third-graders passed the state’s reading test.