Puerto Rico’s higher death rate was in part due to a COVID spike early last year that killed more than 2,300 people, according to official data. Puerto Rico experienced more than 35,400 deaths in 2022, which is almost 3,300 more than expected yearly, based on historic...
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Millions of Americans Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Later This Year When the COVID-19 Emergency Ends. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The Biden administration announced recently that the U.S. will no longer be in a COVID-19 emergency as of May 11, which means that an estimated five to 14 million Americans could lose access to health insurance via Medicaid.
DeSantis Pushes to Permanently Ban COVID-19 Restrictions in Florida
Pointing out the more than 84,000 COVID-19 deaths in Florida since the start of the pandemic, House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell opposes what she calls DeSantis’ “dangerous message from the anti-vax establishment.”
DeSantis Continues War Against Life-Saving Covid Vaccines, Calls for Grand Jury Investigation
The governor announced that he is creating the “Public Health Integrity Committee,” which includes prominent opponents of lockdowns, federal vaccine mandates, and child vaccinations.
Parents Blame Scarcity of COVID Shots for Kids on Gov. DeSantis
Florida was the only state that declined to preorder the vaccines. It also prohibited county health departments from distributing or administering the shots.
Florida Is the Only State that Didn’t Preorder Infants’ COVID-19 Vaccines
US regulators authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, but Gov. DeSantis decided not to facilitate their distribution, delaying their availability in children’s hospitals and other facilities that have relied on state distribution of the shots.
Florida Judge Rules Against Mask Requirements, While Puerto Rico Brings Back COVID Safety Measures
Masks are no longer mandatory on public transportation nationwide, despite the rise in COVID cases. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico has increased its safety measures to stop the spread of COVID.
DeSantis and Ladapo Recommend Against COVID Vaccine for Healthy Children
The decision goes against the CDC, which has urged parents to get their children vaccinated.
Measures Against COVID in Puerto Rico Includes Changes for Travelers and Capacity at Events
Gov. Pierluisi announced new and the extension of measures to deal with the pandemic, at a time when cases related to the omicron variant continue to decline.
Puerto Rico Reaches 4,000 COVID Deaths Since the Pandemic Began
Experts said that this figure could be even worse if the measures that have been in place during these two years had not been taken.
Surge in Omicron Shows COVID Vaccines Help Prevent Serious Illness
Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately?
Florida Kids Ages 5 to 11 Can Now Get Vaccinated. Here’s Where to Go for the COVID-19 Vaccine.
“This age group will be able to spend holidays with friends and family more safely than they have been able to since the start of the pandemic,” said Dr. Jennifer Shu.
Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine Just Got Easier. Here’s How to Get It Now.
“For those having trouble finding a location or making an appointment, we’re going to make it easier than ever,” President Joe Biden.
Parents in Puerto Rico Protest 2-Week School Closings After Covid Spike
Parents on both sides of the controversial issue weigh in, as the government is challenged to offer solutions that allow parents to work from home.
Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.
Study after study has found that women, particularly women of color, have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic toll, losing jobs and leaving the workforce in alarming numbers.
COVID Nearly Destroyed Her Salon. She Reinvented Herself Instead.
A Dominican beauty salon owner was hit hard by the pandemic as she struggled without government loans. But despite the hardships, this fearless luchadora refuses to lose hope.
This Religious Org Is Educating Latinos About the COVID-19 Vaccine
The National Latino Evangelical Coalition’s priority is to make sure Latinos understand the difference between COVID disinformation and facts.
Getting the COVID Vaccine in Florida: Dead Ends, Wrong Turns, and Frustration
This Puerto Rican grandmother’s ordeal to get the vaccine began in December, leaving her frustrated and “emotionally drained.”
Johnson & Johnson Single-Dose Vaccine Is 85% Effective Against Severe COVID
“A vaccine that’s inexpensive, that’s a single dose, and that has no cold-chain requirements—that’s pretty good,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci.
UK COVID Variant Has Been Detected in Puerto Rico
At least three cases of the easily spread variant are confirmed. Experts encourage people to continue with safety measures and the vaccination process.
Florida Has Found 92 Cases of More Contagious UK COVID-19 Variant
Although widespread across the state, the cases are concentrated in South Florida’s Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties.
Those 55+ With Underlying Medical Conditions Can Get COVID Vaccines at Miami-Dade’s Jackson Health System
The appointments will be by invitation only to those patients that meet the current criteria.
New Data Shows Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against Virus Variants
Mutations of COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa appear more contagious.
New COVID Rules Mean Traveling Back to the US Won’t Be So Easy
The CDC restrictions will go into effect on Jan. 26 and will likely affect vacations in Mexico, which is where Americans have been traveling the most.
In 24 Hours, Biden Has Released More of a COVID Plan Than Trump Did in a Year
Biden’s first full day in office proves a commitment to science and exemplifies something the Trump administration failed to have: a national strategy.
Despite Pleas, DeSantis Says Teachers Are Not a Priority to Get Vaccinated for COVID
To a devoted Puerto Rican second grade teacher in Florida’s hard-hit Orange County, this news comes as no surprise.
Biden Urges Unity to Defeat COVID, Racism, Climate Change, and White Supremacy
Biden’s speech represented a sharp contrast from the one delivered four years ago by the now former President Donald Trump, who spoke of “American carnage”—a grim yet accurate foreshadowing for an administration
Pope Francis Just Got the COVID-19 Vaccine
“Vaccines for everybody, especially for the most vulnerable and needy,” Pope Francis said.
The ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ Will Be Transformed Into COVID-19 Vaccine Site
Health officials announced that California’s Disneyland would reopen as the first large ‘Point-of-Dispensing’ COVID vaccine site in Orange County.
Dónde puede vacunarse contra el COVID-19 en la Florida
Estas son algunas de las localidades y condados que proveen la vacuna contra el COVID-19 a lo largo del estado.