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Fired Florida employee receives whistleblower status

May. 30, 2021 02:00 AM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida Department of Health employee has received whistleblower status a year after being fired for repeatedly violating the...

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Elizabeth Hertel, director of the state health department addresses the state, speaks in Lansing, Mich. Hertel traveled with family to Alabama for spring break last week despite her department's guidance to avoid out-of-state travel while Michigan suffers a raging coronavirus outbreak. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
Michigan health chief traveled out of state amid virus spike

By David Eggert Apr. 14, 2021 02:33 PM EDT

Coroner: Man who died after vaccine died of natural cause

Apr. 07, 2021 07:11 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida doctor who died about two weeks after he got Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine died in a manner that has been categorized as natural, an...

A South Korean elderly woman in a wheelchair arrives to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 1, 2021. South Korea started its coronavirus vaccination for senior citizens over 75 years old. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: SKorea's daily virus increase tops 500 again

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2021 05:54 AM EDT

Florida governor to forbid 'vaccine passports'

By Bobby Caina Calvan And Freida Frisaro Mar. 29, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from...

Medical workers give Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Friday, March 12, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. As millions continue to wait their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, small but steady amounts of the precious doses have gone to waste across the country. It's a heartbreaking reality that experts acknowledged was always likely to occur. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Extent of COVID-19 vaccine waste remains largely unknown

By Kimberlee Kruesi Mar. 15, 2021 07:09 PM EDT

Waitress Alin Lepetit stands in the outdoor area of a café on the market square during an action to open the outdoor gastronomy, Wernigerode, Germany, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Behind her, passers-by watch from behind a barrier tape. Numerous businesses also took part in the action nationwide. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)
The Latest: SKorean economy shrinks for 1st time in 22 years

By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2021 01:45 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a senior receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a healthcare worker after arriving on a bus to a vaccination site at Anquan Boldin Stadium in Pahokee, Fla. About three-quarters of all first-dose shots in Florida have gone to those 65 years or older. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
U.K. coronavirus variant found on Central Florida campus

Feb. 12, 2021 08:19 AM EST

NFL and union tell teams what celebrations are allowed

By Barry Wilner Feb. 06, 2021 04:07 PM EST
The NFL and the players' union sent a memo to the Super Bowl teams Saturday detailing what celebrations attended by players and staff should look like. ...

1,000 COVID vaccine doses damaged in Florida county

Feb. 03, 2021 11:46 AM EST
MIAMI (AP) — More than 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were reported damaged last week in Palm Beach County, prompting Florida health officials on...

More than 12,300 new virus cases, 150 new deaths in Florida

Jan. 23, 2021 03:37 PM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported an additional 12,311 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, as well as more than 150 new deaths from the virus. ...

A man carries a child, both wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, as they stroll along a street near the popular frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. China is making some of its toughest travel restrictions yet as coronavirus cases surge in several northern provinces ahead of the travel rush for Lunar New Year on next month. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The Latest: Shanghai locks down 2 major hospitals over cases

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 05:11 AM EST

Ex-Florida employee in jail after arrest warrant issued

By Freida Frisaro Jan. 18, 2021 11:26 AM EST
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida Department of Health employee who was fired for insubordination after repeatedly violating the agency's policy...

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right rear, watches as Carlos Dennis, left, 65, rolls up his sleeve so that Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue paramedic, Capt. Javier Crespo, can administer a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Florida was one of the first states to throw open vaccine eligibility to members of the general public over 65, leading to rumors that tourists and day-trippers are swooping into the state solely for the jab. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Florida downplays reports of medical tourism for vaccines

By Terry Spencer, Tamara Lush And Bobby Caina Calvan Jan. 13, 2021 03:20 PM EST

Century Village resident Christine Zuzze waits in line to make an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The community will receive 3,000 doses to use starting on Wednesday. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
Florida COVID cases at record high as deaths also rise

By Terry Spencer And Kelli Kennedy Jan. 11, 2021 03:43 PM EST

Miami coroner reviewing doctor's death 2 weeks after vaccine

By Mike Schneider Jan. 08, 2021 03:22 PM EST
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The medical examiner's office in Miami is looking into the death of a doctor who died about two weeks after getting Pfizer's COVID-19...

A box of vials of the Moderna vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus on display during a press conference with Florida governor Ron DeSantis touting the expanded rollout of the state vaccination program, at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital in Longwood, Fla., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Florida has nearly half of known US cases of COVID variant

Jan. 08, 2021 07:52 AM EST

With nearly 20,000 new cases, Florida breaks one-day record

By Brendan Farrington And Tamara Lush Jan. 07, 2021 03:33 PM EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida broke its record for the highest single-day number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, tallying 19,816 new cases on...

An advert shows the word 'Hope' watched over by a statue of Eros, the winged Greek god of love, at Piccadilly Circus in London, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a new national lockdown for England which means people will only be able to leave their homes for limited reasons, with measures expected to stay in place until mid-February. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The Latest: Australia moves up vaccination start to February

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 02:26 AM EST

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus wait for traffic light to walk along pedestrian crossings in the Shibuya area of Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says vaccine approval is being speeded up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and he promised to consider declaring a state of emergency. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 1200 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: China's Hebei toughens virus rules over outbreak

By The Associated Press Jan. 05, 2021 01:51 AM EST