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Fewer people were vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus in South Florida over the past week than the week before. Meantime, infections continue growing and the death toll keeps climbing. This has been a week of falling vaccinations and rising infections.

Vaccinations against COVID-19 are underway in South Florida. We will be updating this site as more venues announce appointment openings.

Some Florida hospitals are running out of COVID-19 vaccines, as many seniors continue to grow frustrated waiting for their shot.

Florida has been getting international attention for vaccinating tourists against COVID-19, while seniors who live here still struggle to get appointments. Now the state is urging providers to require proof of state residency, but some legal experts say the people left out are far more important to protect with a vaccine than the tourists.

This post will be updated today, Friday, Jan. 22, and through the weekend with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.

The deep sea sponges are also found in the Caribbean, containing centuries of records about ocean changes. But collecting them has been hard.

Madeline Pumariega explains her vision as Miami-Dade College's new president. Plus, hundreds of thousands of South Floridians have already received their COVID-19 vaccine doses, who's next on the list? And Elon Musk proposes building a system of tunnels under Miami.

The free range chickens in Key West are an island icon. But some residents are a little too fond of the fowl, leading the city to crack down of feeding them.

The Caridad Center in Boynton Beach is a free medical clinic that treats the migrant farmworkers who harvest produce from the fields of Palm Beach County.

COMMENTARY Of all President Biden's first reversals of President Trump's policies, a more humane – and sensical – immigration agenda is the most important.

The gates are open for a second wave of forgivable loans meant to help small businesses keep their employees. Dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can also be used to help offset costs brought on by COVID-19.

This post will be updated today, Thursday, Jan. 21, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.