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Coronavirus in Florida

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its second year, read the latest on the coronavirus, its variants and the vaccines as well as helpful tips from safety to economic relief and more.

U.S. total
Cases
45,364,557
Deaths
734,889
Florida total
Cases
3,635,126
Deaths
58,803

Last updated 6:16 p.m. Oct. 22. Florida totals are updated weekly on Fridays. State totals include in-state residents and non-residents who tested positive while visiting the state. Source: Johns Hopkins and Florida Department of Health

  1. FDA rules have blocked COVID-19 vaccine makers from advertising on TV
    Yesterday• Health
    Doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sit on a table before the start of a vaccination clinic as part of an outreach initiative by Henry Ford Health System at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn on March 8, 2021.
  2. Manatee Viewing Center at Tampa Electric reopens next week
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    Since the 1970s, visitors have come to see the manatees that gather in the winter at Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Station. The viewing center, which closed last season because of COVID-19, will reopen Nov. 1.
  5. Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
    Yesterday• Health
    Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second U.S. vaccine aimed at eventually being offered to children.
  6. Explainer: Is it time to get a COVID-19 booster? Which one?
    Oct. 24• Health
    This Jan. 5 photo shows a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccine clinic in Salt Lake City. U.S. regulators expect to rule Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 on authorizing booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, a Food and Drug Administration official said at a government meeting.
  7. FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine looks effective for young kids
    Oct. 23• Health
    This October 2021 photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium. The vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday, Oct. 22, as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group.
  8. Florida adds 15,314 COVID cases, 944 deaths in past week
    Oct. 22• Health
    Florida's weekly coronavirus numbers.
  9. Hillsborough firefighter dies from coronavirus complications
    Oct. 22• Health
    A county news release described Giovanni Ciancio as a "courageous and honorable firefighter."
  10. USF researchers hope electrochemical nose will ‘sniff’ out COVID
    Oct. 22• Health
    Mohammad Hossain, left, USF Ph.D. student, and Arash Takshi, associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida, each hold a glass slide with a prototype sensor they are hoping to use to be able to detect COVID-19 or other pathogens.
  11. Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids
    Oct. 22• Health
    The Pfizer logo is on display at the company's headquarters in New York. Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday.
  12. FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
    Oct. 21• Health
    In this March 6 photo, boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sit next to vials in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution, in east Denver. U.S. regulators have signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.

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La FDA aprueba la mezcla de vacunas de refuerzo COVID; respalda a Moderna e impulsores de J&J
Oct. 21• CENTRO
Reguladores autorizaron dosis de refuerzo de las vacunas COVID-19 de Moderna y Johnson & Johnson, dijo un funcionario de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos en una reunión del gobierno. (Foto AP / Mark Lennihan, archivo)
¿Qué tenemos ahora?
Oct. 20• CENTRO
Personal médico de Morton Plant Hospital en Clearwater tratando de estabilizar un paciente con COVID-19 el 25 de agosto de 2021.
Por qué la tercera dosis de COVID no se modifica para combatir mejor las variantes
Oct. 19• CENTRO
Esta foto del 25 de febrero de 2021 muestra viales para las vacunas Moderna y Pfizer COVID-19 en una clínica temporal en Exeter, NH En septiembre, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos aprobó dosis adicionales de la vacuna COVID-19 original de Pfizer después de que los estudios demostraran que aún funciona bastante bien contra la variante delta. Y la FDA está sopesando la evidencia de los refuerzos de las vacunas Moderna y Johnson & Johnson originales. [CHARLES KRUPA | AP]
Colin Powell muere a los 84 años por complicaciones de COVID-19, dice su familia
Oct. 18• CENTRO
Foto de 2001 del entonces Secretario de Estado Colin Powell, quien murió por complicaciones de COVID-19 informó su familia. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)
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