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Florida's positivity rate was 6.2 percent Thursday.
Florida adds 6,118 coronavirus cases, 126 deaths Thursday
On average, the Florida Department of Health has reported about 5,419 infections and 134 deaths per day this week.
Senate Dems sort final details of $1.9 trillion virus relief bill
The sun shines Tuesday on the U.S. Capitol dome.
The Senate will take up the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that was passed by the House — and opposed by Republicans.
Merck to help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine
Boxes of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are shown at the McKesson Corporation in Shepherdsville, Ky., on Monday.
Johnson & Johnson is facing issues producing its recently approved vaccine, according to A Biden administration official.
Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine cleared by FDA
This July 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
Shipments of the nation’s third coronavirus vaccine will be sent to states as soon as Monday.

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  1. Florida adds 6,118 coronavirus cases, 126 deaths Thursday
    1 hour ago• Health
    Florida's positivity rate was 6.2 percent Thursday.
  2. Which school workers get coronavirus vaccines? Depends on where you sign up.
    1 hour ago• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at a news conference Wednesday in Crystal River, where he announced a new vaccination site and addressed a question about which Florida school employees are eligible to receive doses.
  3. Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind
    1 hour ago• Nation & World
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  5. Alabama governor extends mask order, bucking GOP trend
    2 hours ago• Health
    Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey gives a COVID-19 update during a news conference at the Alabama Capitol Building in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday.
  6. ‘Falling through cracks’: Vaccine bypasses some older adults in U.S.
    2 hours ago• Health
    Pat Brown waits outside the Don Bosco Senior Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday. Brown knows she needs the vaccine because her asthma and diabetes put her at higher risk of serious COVID-19 complications.
  7. The case for — and against — making it harder to sue health care facilities over COVID-19
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Resident physician Mikaela Aradi, Tampa, left, joined nurses and health care workers from St. Petersburg General Hospital, Friday, May 29, 2020 in a protest against HCA Healthcare, outside of the hospital. Nurses and healthcare workers are protesting the possibility of layoffs and adequate protection for workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  8. Heart problems may be rare in pro athletes after coronavirus, study says
    5 hours ago• Sports
    A player wears a face mask as he walks to a drill during San Diego Padres spring training baseball practice in Peoria, Ariz on Feb. 27, 2021. A study published on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in JAMA Cardiology, suggests that heart inflammation is uncommon in pro athletes who’ve had mild COVID-19 and most don’t need to be sidelined.
  9. Boston Marathon’s plan to hand out 70,000 medals roils runners
    5 hours ago• Health
    In this 2017 photo, runners head down the stretch to the finish line in the 121st Boston Marathon in Boston. Rival camps in the running world began snapping at each other's heels in March 2021 after the Boston Athletic Association, which still hopes to hold a truncated in-person edition of the footrace in October, said it would award medals to up to 70,000 athletes if they go the distance wherever they are.
  10. Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg can host 20,000 fans next month
    Earlier today• Auto Racing
    Ronnie Jerger, 12, of Madeira Beach, fist bumps IndyCar Dale Coyne Racing driver Santino Ferrucci (18), right of United States, right, ahead of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, October 25, 2020.
  11. One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death?
    Earlier today• Health
    Cindy Pollock has planted in her Boise, Idaho, front yard one construction flag for each COVID death in the state, photographed on Feb. 10.
  12. CVS offering virus vaccine to Florida teachers under 50
    Earlier today• Health
    The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to those over that age.
  13. Wealthy Florida Keys enclave received vaccines in January before much of the state
    Earlier today• News
    An aerial view shows Ocean Reef Club, a wealthy, gated community in north Key Largo. More than 1,200 older Ocean Reef residents received vaccinations in mid-January, well before doses arrived in most other areas of the state.
  14. As federal coronavirus vaccine site opens in Tampa, some get Johnson & Johnson shots
    Yesterday• Health
    Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
  15. COVID-19 relief bill sets $365 million for Hillsborough, Tampa
    Yesterday• Health
    U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, announced the COVID-19 relief bill approved by the House of Representatives includes $285 million for Hillsborough County and $80 million for the city of Tampa. Castor, shown on HGTV, made her comments to Hillsborough County commissioners Wednesday morning.
  16. Why is the NRA against a ban on dog tethering?
    Yesterday• Politics
    In 2019, Hernando County residents urged the county to ban unattended tethering of dogs. The ban eventually passed. This is Honey, a dog found in Palm Harbor in 2010 with a rope embedded in her neck. It's believed she was tied as a puppy, got away and grew into the too-tight rope. She eventually received surgery. In 2021, Tallahassee lawmakers took up a statewide tethering ban.
  17. Florida adds 6,014 coronavirus cases, 133 deaths Wednesday
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida's positivity rate Wednesday was 6 percent.
  18. Pasco schools set up weekend vaccinations for employees 50 and older
    Yesterday• Education
    The Pasco County school district has arranged for employees 50 and older to receive 2,500 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine this Saturday. The highly recommended second dose will be given out on April 2.
  19. Fans from abroad unlikely for postponed Tokyo Olympics
    Yesterday• Sports
    Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, on left screen, speaks via teleconference as President of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee Seiko Hashimoto listens during a five-party meeting at the Tokyo 2020 headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday.
  20. Tampa’s Super Bowl was not a coronavirus super spreader, officials say
    Yesterday• Health
    Fans are seen along Tampa's Riverwalk as Tampa Bay Buccaneers players glide by during a boat parade Feb. 10 after the Bucs defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55.
  21. Pandemic puts 1 in 3 U.S. nonprofits in financial jeopardy
    Yesterday• Health
    Staff Sgt. Mike Schuster loads two produce boxes into a car at a food bank distribution by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, on Jan. 7 in Cleveland.
  22. Solid sign-ups for Biden’s new ‘Obamacare’ coverage offer
    Yesterday• Health
    The main web page for the HealthCare.gov. More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden re-opened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.
  23. DeSantis dropped off 3,000 vaccines to a Pinellas senior community. But was the distribution fair?
    Yesterday• Health
    The entrance to Mainlands of Tamarac is seen Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 in Pinellas Park.
  24. San Francisco leaders cheer reopening as COVID-19 cases fall
    Yesterday• Health
    In this June 18, 2020, file photo, people visit Pier 39 during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. San Francisco is poised to allow indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms with reduced capacity as the rate of coronavirus cases and deaths improve, allowing more of California's economy throughout the state to open back up for business. It's unclear which activities might open when. Mayor London Breed is scheduled to provide an update at the tourist-friendly Pier 39 in Fisherman's Wharf Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
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