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Orlando, FL - AdventHealth's Centra Care clinics have seen the daily positivity rate for COVID triple in recent weeks, from about 5.5 percent to 21 percent. Dr. Victor Herrera, chief medical officer …
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Diane Coston
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12/21/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Rebuking the Biden administration, Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday passed a measure that seeks to prevent workers from being required to get …
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Jim Saunders and Tom Urban - News Service Florida
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11/19/21
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Tallahassee, FL -Calling the Biden administration’s actions “reckless,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit challenging a federal requirement that workers at …
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Jim Saunders - News Service Florida
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11/18/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - Now that there is a COVID-19 vaccine available for children ages 5 -11, parents are trying to figure out their next step. Ethan Johnson, Florida Department of Health - Volusia …
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Diane Coston
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11/4/21
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Itasca, IL - At long last, it's the kids' turn. It's time for eligible children to get the COVID vaccine, get protected, and protect the health of their families and friends.
COVID-19 virus …
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American Academy of Pediatrics - healthychildren.org
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11/3/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Tuesday defended his decision not to wear a mask when attempting to meet with a state senator who told him she had a serious medical …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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10/26/21
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Tallahassee, FL - The Florida Department of Health on Friday proposed a long-term rule to try to prevent school mask mandates and give parents more authority to decide whether children who have been …
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Jim Saunders - News Service Florida
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10/15/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Pointing to a “hierarchy” that requires school districts to follow state laws and rules, the Florida Department of Health is asking a judge to toss out a challenge by …
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Jim Saunders - The News Service of Florida
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10/11/21
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Jacksonville, FL - Nine-year-old Makenna Simon had been in the ICU on oxygen but a post on her father, Tristan Simon's Facebook page, said today (September 30) that a "pulmonologist said …
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Diane Coston
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9/30/21
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Orlando, FL - The number of COVID-19 patients in AdventHealth Central Florida hospitals has dropped more than 20 percent since last week. This week's number is 660, down from 850 last week. At the …
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Diane Coston
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9/23/21
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DeLand, FL - Volusia County Schools (VCS) is implementing a Florida Department of Health Emergency Rule issued Wednesday by the new Florida Surgeon General. The protocols are related to student …
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Diane Coston
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9/22/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - For the fourth time this year, Volusia County Animal Services is offering a free microchipping and rabies vaccination clinic this Saturday, September 18. There will also be …
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Diane Coston
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9/16/21
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Orlando, FL - One sign that the number of new COVID-19 cases are going in the right direction is AdventHealth returning to "Green Status" tomorrow, September 16. All facilities in …
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Diane Coston
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9/15/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that Florida will fight local and federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates for public and private workers, warning that such requirements will have a …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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9/13/21
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Bunnell, FL - A procession for Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) Deputy Paul Luciano, who passed away due to complications of COVID-19 last week, will begin at noon tomorrow (September 2) from …
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Diane Coston
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9/1/21
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DeLand, FL - The Volusia County School Board (VCSB) is holding an emergency meeting tomorrow (August 31) to discuss the effect COVID-19 is having on students and staff and the possibility of a face …
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Diane Coston
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8/30/21
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Bunnell, FL - The Flagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust (F.S.E.A.T.) has established a GoFundMe account to support Detention Deputy Paul Luciano’s family in his line-of-duty death …
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Diane Coston
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8/29/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - Volusia Sheriff (VSO) Mike Chitwood wants his employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and is offering some incentives for them to do so.
Chitwood said that 241 …
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Diane Coston
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8/26/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - A former Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) officer and the School Guardian at Horizon Elementary in Port Orange since 2018, Steven Copsidas, has passed away due to …
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Diane Coston
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8/24/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - The number of COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. has been on the rise since the Delta variant made its appearance in June 2021. Now that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (which …
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Diane Coston
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8/24/21
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