Florida COVID death toll nears 2,300 in 2024; experts urge updated vaccines

Though COVID-19 cases are currently low, nearly 2,300 people have died in Florida this year after catching the virus according to Florida Department of Health data. Only 16% of Florida adults are ... Read More

Pritzker to expand vaccine eligibility, employ ‘dial-like approach’ to reopening state: ‘The end seems truly to be in sight’

The governor also announced the expansion of coronavirus vaccine eligibility to all Illinois ... J.B. Pritzker speaks during a news conference at the James R. Thompson Center in the Loop, Thursday ... Read More

COVID-19 Pandemic

The U.S. is launching a program that will help 50 countries ... old people have quit dying at the extraordinary rate they were during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Biden administration has ... Read More

San Diego’s COVID-19 vaccine supply growing days before eligibility expansion

Days before all Californians 50 and up become eligible for a coronavirus ... the state’s vaccine notification and scheduling system, until Thursday, according to the California Department ... Read More

Mpox is on the rise: Who's eligible for a vaccine, and do you need a booster?

associate program director of the infectious diseases fellowship and assistant professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai told ABC News. The vaccine is typically given in ... Read More

COVID-19 Vaccination Not Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People

Kloner MD, director of of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Huntington Medical Research Institutes in Pasadena, California ... of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and sudden cardiac death among ... Read More

Inflation is still climbing sharply in these California cities

Residents of two California cities are still seeing the cost of consumer goods and services ... The U.S. inflation rate hit a 40-year high after the COVID-19 pandemic but has recently settled ... Read More

Coronavirus vaccines

People eligible for a top-up vaccine can book an appointment for free, Jersey's government says. Those most at risk from Covid across the UK are being offered a spring booster by the NHS. Read More

Death toll from Maui wildfire grows to 99, likely to continue rising

The death toll in the Maui wildfire, the deadliest fire storm in the United States in more than a century, has risen to 99 in the past hour and officials warn it will grow. Carlos Saucedo reports ... Read More

Less than half of nursing home residents are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines, study finds: Your guide to the latest virus news

Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines, which use mRNA technology, are approved for anyone 6 months and older. Anyone age 12 and older is eligible ... COVID-19 vaccination with sudden cardiac death ... Read More

COVID-19 Update: India logs 124 new coronavirus cases, 1 death in 24 hours

COVID-19 Update: India saw a single-day rise of 124 cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection was recorded at 1,508, the health ministry said on Tuesday. One new death ... Read More

Florida COVID death toll nears 2,300 in 2024; experts urge updated vaccines

The CDC reports about 16% of Florida adults are up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccines, compared with 23% nationally. Roberts said even if you don’t fall into a group at higher risk of death ... Read More