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How to get mental health help in Central Florida
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The United States faces a growing mental health crisis, a problem made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.According to Mental Health America’s 2023 report, more than 52 million adults have reported having a diagnosable mental, behavioral or...
Florida doctors’ board tightens ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A prohibition against puberty blocking hormones and gender-affirming surgeries for minors in Florida was tightened further after a board overseeing doctors eliminated an exception for research Friday at the request of Florida Gov. Ron...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 958,658,535. Total Doses Administered = 670,306,507. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 269,208,743. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 229,820,324. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading her school’s modern dance troupe and taking art classes. Instead, Kailani Taylor-Cribb hasn’t taken a single class in what used to be her high school...
NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including police officers,...
California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Children in California won't have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials confirmed Friday, ending one of the last major restrictions of the pandemic in the nation's most populous state.Gov. Gavin...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 01 Feb 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 956,124,455. Total Doses Administered = 669,600,840. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 269,064,626. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 229,719,115. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
‘We will sign:’ Florida Gov. DeSantis champions potential 6-week abortion bill
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would sign a six-week abortion ban if and when it came to fruition during a news briefing Wednesday discussing the proposed “Framework for Freedom” 2023-24 state budget.“We’re for pro-life. I urge the...
Republican-led panel targets COVID relief dollars for review
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando More than 1,000 people have pleaded guilty or have been convicted on federal charges of defrauding the myriad COVID-19 relief programs that Congress established in the early days of the pandemic. And more than 600 other people and...
How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased healthcare coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests....
President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.The...
WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point. Here’s what that means
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related...