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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's community chart on Friday shows many Florida counties are at "high" risk of COVID-19. Those are the ones colored orange. The "medium" risk counties are colored yellow and "low" risk counties are green.
Florida COVID cases, hospitalizations remain at ‘high’ risk level
The COVID-19 pandemic by the numbers in Florida covering the period of June 18-24:
Disney offers ‘travel benefit’ for employees seeking an abortion
In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista. The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, employees who may need to travel to receive an abortion will receive a "travel benefit" designed to reimburse some or all of their expenses.
Workers at Walt Disney World and other Florida parks will be offered resources to travel for “pregnancy-related decisions.”
DeSantis on Roe: ‘The prayers of millions have been answered’
Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, signs a 15-week abortion ban into law, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla.
He said he would “work to expand pro-life protections,” but was not specific.
‘Pro-life’ Florida advocates celebrate end of Roe v. Wade
Pro life signs are seen outside the All Women's Health Center of Clearwater on May 3. The Supreme Court has struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that recognized a Constitutional right to an abortion. States can now ban the procedure.
“Our work is going to continue because nothing will really change here in Florida,” one anti-abortion advocate said.

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  1. Florida’s 15-week abortion ban took effect today. Here’s what to know.
    Earlier today• Politics
    Protesters march during an abortion rights rally on Saturday, June 25, 2022, on the corner of East Fowler Avenue and North 56th Street in Temple Terrace.
  2. Florida bans telehealth abortions, but can it enforce the law?
    Earlier today• Health
    Mifepristone and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022.
  3. Florida pediatrician removed from state board for criticizing COVID vaccine delay for kids
    Earlier today• Health
    Dr. Lisa Gwynn, right, a University of Miami pediatrician and president of the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, speaks to Julie Machaca (left) and her children (left to right) Saory Betalleluz, 5, Diego Betalleluz, 9, and Cyd Betalleluz, 12, before they receive shots at the University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic in Homestead, June 24. Gwynn, who has been a visible advocate of vaccine access for poor young kids, was removed Wednesday from a state-appointed board for publicly criticizing Florida’s decision to delay access to the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5.
  5. Listeria outbreak could be tied to Florida, CDC says
    Yesterday• Health
    One death and nearly two dozen hospitalizations are tied to a new listeria outbreak of unknown origin, health officials said Thursday. CDC officials say nearly all the 23 people known to have been infected in the outbreak either live in, or traveled to, Florida about a month before they got sick.
  6. Judge to temporarily stop Florida’s 15-week abortion ban
    Yesterday• Politics
    Protesters chant during an abortion rights rally Saturday at the corner of E Fowler Avenue and N 56th Street in Temple Terrace.
  7. Elmo, 3, joins youngest Americans in getting vaccinated
    Yesterday• Health
    FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011, photo shows "Sesame Street" muppet Elmo posing for a portrait with the assistance of puppeteer Kevin Clash in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to promote the documentary "Being Elmo" in Park City, Utah. Elmo got a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, June 28, 2022, according to Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind “Sesame Street." (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)
  8. Ladapo tells Congress that Florida decision could limit kids’ vaccine access
    Jun. 29• Politics
    In a briefing to a congressional subcommittee Tuesday, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, left, said the decision not to preorder COVID-19 shots for young children was made “together” with Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  9. In Florida, donations to pay for abortions surge after Roe v. Wade falls
    Jun. 29• Health
    Chrisley Carpio, 30, of Tampa, left, and Victoria Hinckley, 20, of Tampa, speak to protesters during an abortion rights rally on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the corner of East Fowler Avenue and North 56th Street in Temple Terrace.
  10. Florida’s preventable deaths rose during the pandemic. It wasn’t just COVID.
    Jun. 28• Health
    Housekeeper Tonia Harvey cleans a bed in the Roseland Community Hospital intensive care unit after a COVID-19 patient passed away, April 17, 2020.
  11. Where do Tampa Bay employers stand on Roe v. Wade? Most won’t say.
    Jun. 28• Health
    Protesters listen to speeches and display signs during the a protest following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg.
  12. Florida judge hears arguments on state’s new law banning abortion after 15 weeks
    Jun. 27• Health
    Protesters and a counter protester get into a debate about abortion rights on Friday at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg. The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. The court’s overturning of the landmark court ruling is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
  13. Doctors on why Florida’s youngest kids should get COVID vaccine
    Jun. 27• Health
    Medical assistant Cassandra Ross administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Natalie Rosales, 7, while nurse Jordan Dierksheide holds her arm, as Rosales looks at her mother, Elizabeth Rivera Alvarez, during a vaccination event hosted by Enterprising Latinas at Wimauma Opportunity Center in Wimauma on Nov. 14, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended COVID-19 vaccines for kids 4 and under earlier this month.
  14. 50 years ago, a UF student bucked Florida’s abortion laws and won
    Jun. 27• Health
    In this image from a University of Florida video, Ron Sachs discusses events that led him to challenge the state's abortion law in 1971 when he was editor of the Alligator student newspaper. Pictured at left is the list of abortion clinics and counseling centers that the Alligator published in what was said to be a violation of state law at the time.
  15. As DeSantis focuses on Florida transgender kids, here’s what you need to know
    Jun. 27• Politics
    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, front left, gestures as speaks before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, front right, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon.
  16. Majority of Americans disapprove of Supreme Court’s Roe decision: poll
    Jun. 26• Health
    Protesters march and chant during the SCOTUS Decision Day Protest on Friday at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg.
  17. Trump’s lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns Roe
    Jun. 26• Health
    President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 26, 2020. The Supreme Court's decision that women have no constitutional right to an abortion marked the apex of a week that reinforced Trump's grip on Washington more than a year and a half after he exited the White House for the final time.
  18. Rhode Island police officer charged with assault at abortion protest
    Jun. 26• Health
    Abortion rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Friday. Protests unfolded around the nation on Saturday, including one in Rhode Island in which an off-duty police officer was charged with assault after allegedly punching a woman in the face.
  19. Illinois congresswoman calls Roe v. Wade decision ‘victory for white life’
    Jun. 26• Health
    U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, speaks as former President Donald Trump stands behind her on stage at a rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon, Ill. on Saturday, June 25.
  20. Hundreds rally for abortion rights in Temple Terrace
    Jun. 26• Health
    Chrisley Carpio, 30, of Tampa, left, and Victoria Hinckley, 20, of Tampa, speak to protesters Saturday afternoon during an abortion rights near the corner of E Fowler Avenue and N 56th Street in Temple Terrace.
  21. What GOP-named justices had said about Roe to Senate panel
    Jun. 25• Health
    Associate Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. [ERIN SCHAFF | The New York Times via the Associated Press]
  22. Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection
    Jun. 25• Nation & World
    Pfizer says an updated vaccine provides greater protections against omicron variants. [MATT ROURKE | Associated Press]
  23. Ahead of elections, Democrats hope to harness outrage, sadness after abortion ruling
    Jun. 25• Politics
    Victoria Lowe, an attorney poses for a photo, Friday, June 24, 2022 in Yardley, Pa. Lowe was working on her laptop at a coffee shop when she got word of the Supreme Court's decision on abortion. A tear welled in her eye when she talked about her reaction to the ruling.
  24. Guns and abortion: Contradictory Supreme Court decisions, or consistent?
    Jun. 25• Nation & World
    A woman wears an anti-gun T-shirt outside of the Supreme Court, following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington, June 24. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.
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