COVID In Florida: 7,296 New Cases, 93 Deaths Reported On Friday

CBS Miami (Health) 4/16 11:15A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Department of Health reported another 7,296 new coronavirus cases on Friday. That brings the total to 2,155,744 since the first publicly announced infection in March of 2020. There were 93 additional deaths,...

Study: Benefits Of Vaccination, Despite Recent Blood Clot Concerns, Outweigh Risks Of Getting COVID

CBS Miami (Health) 4/15 11:35A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – New research from Oxford University shows the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of getting COVID-19 , despite recent blood clot concerns. Researchers say that the risk of cerebral venous thrombosis, or CVT for short,...

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Faith Leaders Urge People To Get Their COVID-19 Vaccinations

CBS Miami (Health) 4/15 6:34A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Stressing the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava was joined by faith leaders at a vaccination event Thursday at Zoo Miami. The plea to get vaccinated came one day after the county...

Jackson Health Partners With Colleges To Get Students COVID-19 Vaccinations

CBS Miami (Health) 4/15 5:08A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Miami-Dade is making progress on getting its residents vaccinated for COVID-19 but more needs to be done. On Wednesday, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said one million county residents had received at least one dose of a...

Vaccination Sites Ready For Influx After Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Paused

CBS Miami (Health) 4/14 6:00A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Some of South Florida s biggest vaccination providers ready to handle an influx of people who planned on getting the one dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug...

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Suspension Has Put Some Vaccination Sites In A Bind

CBS Miami (Health) 4/13 6:35A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) The suspension of the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the state has put some vaccination sites in a bind. The walk up vaccination event in Homestead, which was to have featured the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, at the FOP...

‘We’re Following The Recommendation To Pause’: Gov. DeSantis Said Florida Will Suspend Use Of...

CBS Miami (Health) 4/13 6:11A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Governor Ron DeSantis said the state will follow the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration and suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The recommendation came after six...

Hard Rock Stadium Vaccinating 16 And Older, No Appointments Needed

CBS Miami (Health) 4/12 1:17A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Big changes this morning at Hard Rock Stadium in the race to vaccinate. We are seeing the vaccine numbers increase and starting Monday this will be a no appointment site. So you can get your Pfizer vaccine without an...

COVID In Florida: 6,906 New Cases, 50 Deaths Reported On Saturday

CBS Miami (Health) 4/10 10:09A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Department of Health reported another 6,906 new coronavirus cases on Saturday. That brings the total to 2,118,713 since the first publicly announced infection in March of 2020. There were 50 additional deaths,...

New Research Reveals Psychological Imapct Of COVID

CBS Miami (Health) 4/7 12:25P Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – New research is revealing more about the psychological impact of the coronavirus. Scientists in England found people diagnosed with COVID-19 are at a greater risk of developing a range of psychological and neurological...

New Treatment Showing Promise Against COVID-19 In South Florida

CBS Miami (Health) 4/7 12:20P Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Six months ago, former President Donald Trump put a face on monoclonal antibody treatment when he came down with COVID. The infusion of a single-symptom fighting drug has been used in South Florida with great success as was the...

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Extremely Popular At Miami Dade College North Vaccination Site

CBS Miami (Health) 4/7 6:04A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Johnson and Johnson one dose COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be very popular at the FEMA-supported vaccination site at Miami Dade College North Campus. On Wednesday, as of 10:30 a.m., the site had administered 1,188 doses of...

Ban On ‘Disability Abortions’ Backed In Florida House

CBS Miami (Health) 4/7 6:00A Health – CBS Miami

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) Physicians who terminate pregnancies solely because women don’t want children with disabilities could face felony charges under a bill moving through the Florida House. Members of the House Health & Human Services...

Health Officials: Youth Sports, Other Extracurriculars Are Spreading COVID-19

CBS Miami (Health) 4/7 5:50A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) Do you have a children involved in youth sports? Health officials are now saying children may be spreading COVID-19 through extracurricular activities like sports. After-school activities are creating clusters where...

Enterprise Florida will lead team to Arab Health show in Dubai

MiamiTodayNews.com (Healthcare) 4/6 5:09P Kylea Henseler

With vaccinations ramping up globally, Enterprise Florida is planning for a return of brick-and-mortar trade shows and missions that begins in Dubai in June.   Manny Mencia, senior VP of international trade and business development, said he...