Coronavirus

President Joe Biden is commemorating the 1 million American lives lost to COVID-19 early Thursday, hours before he hosts the second Global COVID Summit at the White House, a virtual gathering of world leaders, non-governmental organizations and private sector companies. In recognition of the disease’s high toll, Biden will be issuing a proclamation ordering flags […]

As the number of COVID cases slowly rises again, health experts are looking at the long-term effects many people are experiencing. Johns Hopkins School Bloomberg of Public Health is studying both surges and long-haulers. The worst of the pandemic may be behind us but for many survivors, the struggle isn’t over. The school is finding […]

New technology could add another layer of protection against the next pandemic by simply turning on a light. Researchers are exploring a new way of using ultraviolet light to make indoor air safer. “It’s been known for 80 years or so that ultraviolet light can kill bacteria and inactivate viruses in the air so that […]

COVID-19 infections are hitting vaccinated and unvaccinated parts of Florida hard. Some of the hardest-hit areas right now are some of the most vaccinated. Out of nearly 21 million people in Florida, 67.1% are fully vaccinated, and the current 7-day average for COVID-19 infection is slightly over 4,000. Dr. Antonio Gonzalez, the medical director of […]

May 6 marks National Nurses Day and the beginning of National Nurses Week. Nurses are on the front line, and they were there when Southwest Florida went through several waves of COVID-19. The nurses are there now, treating people with COVID-19, even with Lee Health reporting only 28 patients with COVID-19. The healthcare system says […]

Employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, meaning the United States now has an unprecedented two job openings for every person who is unemployed. The latest data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics further reveals an extraordinarily tight labor market that has emboldened millions of Americans to seek better-paying jobs, […]

The FDA on Friday set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children, typically the final step before authorizing the shots. The meeting announcement follows months of frustration from families impatient for a chance to vaccinate their little children, along with complaints from politicians bemoaning the slow pace of […]

The week of April 24 through April 30, is National Infant Immunization Week and health services around Southwest Florida are promoting the benefits of immunizations for children from birth to two years old. The Florida Department of Health says this annual focus on infant immunizations is an opportunity to educate parents, caregivers, and health care […]

Moderna is seeking to be the first to offer COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest American children, as it asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to clear low-dose shots for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Frustrated families are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect the nation’s littlest kids as all around them people shed masks […]

Moderna says it has formally submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration for authorization of two doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in children younger than 6 years old, kicking off a long-awaited federal review process that could soon greenlight the first immunizations for these youngest Americans. “We believe mRNA-1273 [the Moderna vaccine] will […]