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The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is needed
Read full article: The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is neededAuthorities in Congo say the first batch of mpox vaccine has arrived in Congo’s capital, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
Experts stress importance in HPV vaccination, particularly for youngsters
Read full article: Experts stress importance in HPV vaccination, particularly for youngstersIt's no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a dip in routine childhood vaccinations, but a new report from the CDC shows a troubling trend for the vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus (HPV).
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
Read full article: Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continuesAfrica's public health body is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases, with almost 4,000 reported on the continent in the last week.
US measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?
Read full article: US measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of the previous three years.
Emergency rooms become first line for pediatric mental health
Read full article: Emergency rooms become first line for pediatric mental healthAccording to a study recently published by the CDC, over one million emergency room visits every year involve children and adolescents with mental health issues and the number is rising.
Researchers search for OCD patients in South Florida to study potential treatment
Read full article: Researchers search for OCD patients in South Florida to study potential treatmentSouth Florida researchers are actively seeking people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, for a clinical trial into an investigational treatment.
‘Breathing difficulties’ warning: Here is where Broward was aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes:
Read full article: ‘Breathing difficulties’ warning: Here is where Broward was aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes:Broward County officials asked residents with “breathing difficulties” to “remain indoors” in areas where a mosquito control program team was aerial spraying an insecticide on Monday morning.
CDC: Men who have sex with men are at high risk for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection
Read full article: CDC: Men who have sex with men are at high risk for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infectionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently warned the agency is monitoring the spread of antibiotic-resistant threats including one that men who have sex with men are at high risk for.
CDC, WHO, Uganda to host regional meeting as Ebola spreads
Read full article: CDC, WHO, Uganda to host regional meeting as Ebola spreadsThe Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda next week will host a ministerial meeting on the outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine and has caused alarm in the East Africa region.
Study tries to see if child vaccines and asthma are linked
Read full article: Study tries to see if child vaccines and asthma are linkedA federally funded study has found a possible link between aluminum in some childhood vaccines and persistent asthma, but experts say the study has several shortcomings.
WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency
Read full article: WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergencyThe World Health Organization is convening its emergency committee to consider for the second time within weeks whether the expanding outbreak of monkeypox should be declared a global crisis.
Jackson Memorial Hospital CEO finds himself in need of emergency medical care
Read full article: Jackson Memorial Hospital CEO finds himself in need of emergency medical careAccording to the CDC, one out of six deaths from cardiovascular disease is due to stroke, and it’s striking younger patients with no known risk factors.
Florida COVID cases trend down but community transmission still high, according to health department
Read full article: Florida COVID cases trend down but community transmission still high, according to health departmentThe state may be pulling further away from the peak of the omicron variant surge with number of confirmed cases on the decline.
Florida COVID: Weekly cases drop for 1st time since November
Read full article: Florida COVID: Weekly cases drop for 1st time since NovemberFlorida reported 38,614 new COVID-19 cases to the CDC from Thursday, and the state is poised to report its first week-to-week decrease in new infections since November when the health department’s report comes out later Friday.
Florida COVID cases show downward trend after holiday weekend
Read full article: Florida COVID cases show downward trend after holiday weekendFlorida reported 112,115 new COVID-19 cases from the past three days coming out of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, data that indicates infections are starting to slow.
CDC cruise guidance changing as experts believe latest COVID-19 spike is nearing its peak
Read full article: CDC cruise guidance changing as experts believe latest COVID-19 spike is nearing its peakStarting Saturday the CDC's guidance for preventing COVID-19 on cruise ships will become optional as the agency’s Conditional Sailing Order is set to expire.
Florida adds 47,709 COVID cases from Monday
Read full article: Florida adds 47,709 COVID cases from MondayFlorida reported 47,709 new COVID-19 cases from Monday, according to the latest CDC data. It follows 49,548 new infections from Sunday, representing a decrease after the state averaged over 64,000 new cases per day over the past week.
Florida reports 76,887 new COVID-19 infections, breaking daily record set on Dec. 30
Read full article: Florida reports 76,887 new COVID-19 infections, breaking daily record set on Dec. 30The CDC’s latest data shows Florida broke a daily case record with new infections while hospitalizations are also on the rise.
Florida reports 67,369 new COVID cases, 2nd-most of pandemic
Read full article: Florida reports 67,369 new COVID cases, 2nd-most of pandemicThe CDC’s latest data shows Florida reported 67,369 new COVID-19 cases from Wednesday, the second-highest daily total in the state since the start of the pandemic.
Florida reports 56,865 new COVID cases, positivity rate continues to soar
Read full article: Florida reports 56,865 new COVID cases, positivity rate continues to soarAfter days of record-breaking COVID-19 cases in the Sunshine State, Florida reported 56,865 new cases on Saturday and the positivity rates in South Florida continue to soar.
Florida nears COVID record with 26,000+ new cases in 1 day
Read full article: Florida nears COVID record with 26,000+ new cases in 1 dayWith the omicron variant rapidly spreading and lines of people swarming testing sites before Christmas, Florida almost set a new record with 26,811 new COVID-19 infections in a day.
Florida adds nearly 13,000 new COVID cases, largest jump since Sept. 11
Read full article: Florida adds nearly 13,000 new COVID cases, largest jump since Sept. 11As the contagious omicron variant takes over as the dominant strain, Florida reported 12,915 new COVID-19 cases to the CDC from Monday, the state’s biggest single-day increase since Sept. 11.
Florida COVID surge: 18,000+ new cases from weekend as omicron spreads
Read full article: Florida COVID surge: 18,000+ new cases from weekend as omicron spreadsFlorida reports that 18,404 new COVID infections were uncovered Saturday and Sunday, continuing the upward trend driven by the contagious omicron variant.
Florida COVID numbers doubled this week, with 8,000+ more cases added Saturday
Read full article: Florida COVID numbers doubled this week, with 8,000+ more cases added SaturdayFlorida's 8,709 new COVID cases in the CDC’s data Saturday — attributed to Friday — come after 8,785 cases were added in the state the day prior.
As COVID-19 booster shots are approved for adults, local hospital offers vaccine for kids
Read full article: As COVID-19 booster shots are approved for adults, local hospital offers vaccine for kidsAs the CDC and the FDA give approval for adults to receive COVID-19 boosters, a South Florida hospitals begins to offer the vaccine for children.
Diabetes screening recommendations
Read full article: Diabetes screening recommendationsAccording to the CDC, more than 34-million Americans have diabetes which prompted the United States Preventive Services Task Force to update screening recommendations for Type-2 diabetes, and lower the age from 40 to 35 for those who are obese or overweight.
Food safety alert: Kitchen staple linked to salmonella outbreak
Read full article: Food safety alert: Kitchen staple linked to salmonella outbreakAccording to a release by the CDC on Wednesday, whole fresh red, white and yellow onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico and distributed by ProSource Inc. may be contaminated with salmonella.
Florida is averaging fewer than 3,000 COVID cases per day
Read full article: Florida is averaging fewer than 3,000 COVID cases per dayOver the past week, Florida has averaged 2,999 new COVID-19 infections per day. It’s the fewest since the first seven days of July, according to CDC data, and illustrates how far the state has come since the delta variant-fueled summer surge.
Florida adds 3,598 COVID cases; HHS estimates deaths prevented by vaccines
Read full article: Florida adds 3,598 COVID cases; HHS estimates deaths prevented by vaccinesThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that COVID-19 vaccines prevented about 17,000 infections and 2,400 deaths among seniors in Florida during the first five months of 2021.
Florida COVID cases dip to lowest since early July
Read full article: Florida COVID cases dip to lowest since early JulyThe CDC, which posts metrics sent by the Florida Department of Health, says that the state is averaging 6,768 new cases per day over the past week, the lowest since mid-July when the delta variant began driving the summer spike.
Boosters will help but unvaccinated are a bigger problem, experts say
Read full article: Boosters will help but unvaccinated are a bigger problem, experts say“Yeah, these people are going to be protected and the booster is going to likely help them, but the pandemic is still going to happen,” says Dr. Aarti Raja, associate professor of biological sciences at Nova Southeastern University.
Florida adds 1,067 more COVID-19 deaths in latest CDC data
Read full article: Florida adds 1,067 more COVID-19 deaths in latest CDC dataFlorida has verified 3,503,976 COVID-19 cases and 51,884 fatalities connected to the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. according to the CDC’s latest metrics posted Monday.
Florida adds 13,774 COVID-19 cases and 4 more deaths
Read full article: Florida adds 13,774 COVID-19 cases and 4 more deathsFlorida's COVID-19 cases have leveled off from the height of the recent summer spike. Fewer than 20,000 new cases were reported for 10 of the past 11 days, according to CDC data.
Florida reports 1,064 more COVID-19 deaths and 46,105 cases
Read full article: Florida reports 1,064 more COVID-19 deaths and 46,105 casesMore than 6,600 people died with COVID-19 in Florida in August, an average of more than 213 people per day, and there may still be more August fatalities to be added.
New Florida COVID-19 data shows downward trend in cases, positivity rate
Read full article: New Florida COVID-19 data shows downward trend in cases, positivity rateThe 7-day moving average for new cases in Florida sits at 18,436, the lowest in a month, an indication that the state is coming down from the peak of the summer surge propelled by the delta variant.
Waiting game is over, as South Floridians finally decide to get COVID vaccines
Read full article: Waiting game is over, as South Floridians finally decide to get COVID vaccines“I waited a little bit, you know, just to see the reactions and everything,” said one Surfside man getting vaccinated Tuesday. “I think it’s time for me to get the vaccine.”
DeSantis’ appeal successful, court sides with Florida against CDC’s COVID-19 protocols for cruise industry
Read full article: DeSantis’ appeal successful, court sides with Florida against CDC’s COVID-19 protocols for cruise industryThe cruise industry will now be able to resume operations without adhering to the CDC's COVID-19 protocols.
Delta variant could reignite mask mandate debate when schools reopen next month
Read full article: Delta variant could reignite mask mandate debate when schools reopen next monthThe spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant revives the question of whether masks should be required for students and teachers when school resumes next month.
Celebrating Pride: Unsung hero was there for HIV and AIDS patients when others weren’t
Read full article: Celebrating Pride: Unsung hero was there for HIV and AIDS patients when others weren’tSome of the darkest days for the LGBT community also became a wake-up call in the battle against HIV, AIDS and equal rights, Joan Schaeffe recalls.
DeSantis faces questions about cruise industry during bill signing in South Florida
Read full article: DeSantis faces questions about cruise industry during bill signing in South FloridaMore cruise lines are getting ready to set sail soon, but they still face a big battle in Florida over vaccinations.
CDC gives Royal Caribbean the go-ahead to begin simulated voyages
Read full article: CDC gives Royal Caribbean the go-ahead to begin simulated voyagesOne of the last cruise ships to set sail before the industry shut down over a year ago will now be the first to help usher in this long-awaited comeback.