Ninety percent of them are full.
Read More »Debate About Masking in Florida Schools Continues
The State Board of Education is also considering a voucher program that would allow public school students to transfer to private schools without mask mandates.
Read More »COVID-19: In Florida Hospitals, ‘There Are Only So Many Beds’
A South Florida hospital chain is suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and even a cafeteria as many more patients seek treatment for COVID-19.
Read More »Politics Surround Pandemic In Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ management of COVID-19 has boosted his countrywide cachet among fellow Republicans as he seeks re-election to the governor’s mansion next year and mulls a run for president in 2024.
Read More »Florida State Senator Says Rivkees Should ‘Set the Record Straight’
Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point, called on Florida’s top public health official to “set the record straight.”
Read More »Big Businesses, Little People
This multi-part documentary explores the post-pandemic changes that businesses and people are facing. The COVID-19 pandemic has seemingly infected every area of people’s lives. The spread of these small droplets created a massive ripple in what we knew to be normal and its effects are still being felt today. In …
Read More »Here’s When School Starts In 2021 In Alachua County And Other North Central Florida Counties
See here for school openings, COVID-19 restrictions and other school guidelines within your county.
Read More »DeSantis Doubles Down As Florida Again Breaks COVID Record
DeSantis said he expects hospitalizations to drop in the next couple weeks, insisting that the spike is seasonal as Floridians spend more time together indoors to escape the summer heat and humidity.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 2, 2021: Florida’s Record-Breaking Weekend Of COVID-19 Cases And Hospitalizations
Cases and hospitalizations both reached new peaks.
Read More »Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Holds COVID-19 Briefing As Delta Variant Cases Rise
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried urged unvaccinated Floridians to “roll up their sleeves and get the shots today” during her Wednesday afternoon COVID-19 briefing. Fried asked those individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, along with communities and local governments, to help explain the importance of getting vaccinated and …
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