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Florida surgeon general contradicts CDC, says healthy kids shouldn’t get COVID vaccine

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health is poised to officially recommend against giving coronavirus vaccines to healthy children.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022

Florida reports 1,330 COVID-19 deaths as cases fall by half this week

ORLANDO, Fla. — New coronavirus cases in Florida dropped by more than half this week when compared to last week, the Florida Department of Health said Friday. There were 42,473 new coronavirus cases this week among Florida residents to bring the cumulative total to 5,775,171. With 1,330 more fatalities on…

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 18, 2022

Editorial: Is open government still the law in Florida?

The Florida Department of Health undermined the fight against COVID-19 by halting detailed reports on the pandemic last June. That was strike one. Strike two is the department’s effort to scuttle a lawsuit that seeks to hold the state accountable for making that poor decision. It’s another reminder of where…

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

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Florida suspends top doc over vaccines

“I have a hard time understanding how we can be in public health and not practice it," Dr. Raul Pino wrote to staff

Salon · Jan 19, 2022

Sources: Florida health officer Raul Pino placed on administrative leave after vaccination email

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dr. Raul Pino, who became a trusted voice of the pandemic response in the nation’s tourist capital, has been placed on administrative leave from his post as the state’s chief health officer in Orange County as the Florida Department of Health conducts an investigation.

Orlando Sentinel · Jan 19, 2022

Florida to prioritize transplant hospitals, cancer centers for scarce COVID-19 drug

MIAMI — A scarce monoclonal antibody for people who cannot build immunity from COVID-19 vaccines will be prioritized for distribution to Florida hospitals with large numbers of organ transplant and cancer patients, the Florida Department of Health said on Tuesday, signaling a change in strategy more than three weeks after…

Miami Herald · Jan 19, 2022

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