iPhone users will soon be able to add COVID-19 vaccination card to Apple Wallet

An upcoming iPhone update will soon allow users to add a digital copy of their COVID-19 vaccines to their Apple Wallets, an Apple spokesperson confirmed.

Federal officials pay Florida school district after mask mandate vote

Alachua County school Superintendent Carlee Simon said in a news release Thursday the district has received $148,000 through a U.S. Department of Education program.

Does delta variant make COVID-19 worse for children?

The delta variant has been identified in at least 180 countries, according to the World Health Organization.

Pfizer COVID-19 booster: CDC panel continues discussions after FDA sign-off

A CDC panel continued to discuss specific recommendations on Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster following the FDA’s sign-off for certain Americans.

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

Public schools have struggled for years with teacher shortages, particularly in math, science, special education and languages. But the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the problem.

South Korean developer investing Osceola County's NeoCity
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A South Korean developer plans to spend over one billion dollars to transform land in Osceola County into a mixed-use town center for a development known as NeoCity.

Fake funeral home ad pushes COVID-19 vaccinations in North Carolina

“Don’t get vaccinated” was the simple message painted on a box truck driven around Charlotte that appeared to promote a local funeral home. But the funeral home doesn’t exist, and the message instead was promoting the vaccine.

Biden doubles US global COVID-19 vaccine donation to 1B doses

President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses.

Alachua County classrooms get 1,700 new air purifiers

From Tuesday to Friday, district leaders say 1,700 air purifiers will be delivered to every classroom in the district.

CDC COVID-19 transmission map of US is almost completely red

With the exception of California, Puerto Rico, and several U.S. territories, every single state in the U.S. is experiencing high levels of COVID-19 transmission.

US COVID-19 deaths average more than 1,900 a day for 1st time since March

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March, with experts saying the virus is preying largely on a distinct group: 71 million unvaccinated Americans.

Bride-to-be spent planned wedding day on ventilator before dying of COVID-19

Samantha Wendell, 29, had scheduled an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine despite hesitancy due to misinformation, but she got sick before she and her fiancé made it to get their shots. Wendell spent their planned wedding day on a ventilator and died shortly after.

Polk woman scrambles to find ECMO machine as husband fights for his life

Kassandra Figueroa is a desperate woman. She is on a mission to find something that is very scarce – an apparatus called an ECMO – to save her husband’s life.