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A group of University of Florida medical school faculty members challenged controversial guidance by state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on COVID-19 vaccinations, but a university official said Wednesday the guidance is outside the scope of Ladapo’s work with the school.
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Last school year marked a more than 10-year low for Florida’s kindergarten and seventh-grade students completing all doses of required immunizations, according to a recent report from the state Department of Health. The required shots — which do not include COVID-19 vaccinations — are designed to protect against diseases including tetanus, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, influenza B, hepatitis B and polio.
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Because polio has been vanishingly rare in the U.S. for nearly a half-century, doctors may not consider it when diagnosing patients with typical symptoms. Here are the signs and science behind the disease.
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The FDA has authorized Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children ages 6 months to 4 years old. The CDC is recommending those vaccines.
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The Special Olympics have begun in Florida without an originally planned vaccine mandate in place that would have blocked some athletes from competing.
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COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.
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The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available.
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The new government website includes a locator tool for more than 2,000 sites to access "test to treat" services for COVID. It's meant to be a one-stop shop for Americans' pandemic needs.
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No deaths were reported in tests, and there were no signs of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, as a side effect.
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The White House asked for more money from Congress to keep its COVID response going. But that hasn't happened, so some things need to be wound down.
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Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.
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Just 18% of 5- to 11-year-olds are fully vaccinated, with rates varying significantly across the country, a KHN analysis of federal data shows. Pediatricians say the slow pace and geographic disparities are alarming.