COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida continue to decline

Data showed that 82.67 percent of Florida inpatient beds were occupied, down from 87.17 percent on Tuesday.

More than 1 in 4 new COVID-19 cases are now in children, report says

A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics says more one in four coronavirus cases are among children — the highest ratio since the pandemic began.

COVID-19 boosters: WHO chief urges countries halt extra shots for rest of 2021

The WHO chief has again called on countries with a large supply of vaccines to refrain from offering COVID-19 booster shots through the end of 2021.

White Castle to give away $500 to 200 vaccinated employees

The restaurant chain says it will be giving away $500 to 200 lucky employees over the next four weeks. That totals $100,000 in cash prizes.

Idaho hospitals rationing health care amid COVID-19 surge

The move came as the state's confirmed coronavirus cases skyrocketed in recent weeks. Idaho has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S.

Polk politicians push to promote ivermectin as COVID-19 drug, despite medical advice

Even though the drug ivermectin is not approved by the FDA for use against COVID-19, a growing number of people are taking it. Now some Polk County commissioners want the governor to endorse it as an alternative therapy.

Ivermectin poisoning calls have increased 163%, poison control centers report

In August 2021 alone, there were a total of 459 calls for ivermectin poisoning made to call centers across the country, which is a significant increase compared to the 58 calls made in the same month last year.

Potential COVID-19 vaccine side effects are more common in actual infection

A recent study found that potential side effects from COVID-19 vaccines that many use as an excuse to remain unvaccinated are actually far more common and severe in those who opt not to get the shot and wind up with an actual COVID-19 infection instead.

US COVID-19 cases nearly 4 times higher Labor Day weekend compared to 2020

Oxford University said the U.S. has seen nearly four times as many COVID-19 cases compared to Labor Day 2020. Deaths were also nearly twice as high compared to a year ago, according to the same chart.

US surpasses 40M recorded COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic

More than 40 million COVID-19 cases have been reported in the U.S. since the start of the global pandemic, and more than 646,000 have died.

Florida continues to see decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Florida hospitals have faced a huge influx of patients during the past two months as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus has caused case numbers, serious illnesses, and deaths to surge.

COVID-19 variant mu detected in 49 states

The mu variant was recently added to the World Health Organization's 'variants of interest' list and has been detected in 49 states and 42 countries.

American Airlines ends coronavirus pandemic leave for unvaccinated employees

Starting Oct. 1, any American Airlines employee who isn't vaccinated and has to miss work due to COVID-19 will need to use earned sick time or medical leave while away.