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🩺 Demand for these health care jobs is increasing most in Florida
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Scrubs could become an essential part of the wardrobe for millions more Americans as health care jobs grow across the country.The aging U.S. population is rapidly increasing demand for many jobs in the health sector, which has become the...
Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Florida's controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school's measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their students attend class — a contravention...
Florida school district sues social media platforms, says they ‘put profits over children’s mental health’
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A Central Florida school district is suing several social media companies, accusing them of creating a mental health crisis in children that the district now has to spend money to handle.The Lake County School Board is suing the parent...
Report: CDC to loosen COVID-19 isolation guidelines. Here’s what’s coming
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon update its COVID-19 guidance to remove a recommended minimum five-day isolation period for those on the mend, according to The Washington Post.The CDC’s current isolation guidance...
WATCH LIVE at 10:20 a.m.: DeSantis, Ladapo to speak at Florida Governor’s Mansion
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning at the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee.The governor will be joined by first lady Casey DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Jason Weida,...
California may have to pay $300M for COVID-19 homeless hotel program after FEMA caps reimbursement
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando California cities and counties still don't know how much they'll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom's pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was...
Virginia’s Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part of national focus after the pandemic
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando John Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in the...
New York woman sentenced to probation and fines in COVID aid fraud schemes
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A Brooklyn woman who pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with various pandemic-era relief schemes was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation and $650,000 in penalties.Prosecutors said Chanette Lewis, 32, carried out some of the...
How to get COVID-19 antiviral pills like Paxlovid
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the hospital.But the pills have to be taken right away, so you must get tested, obtain a prescription and get the medication...
Paxlovid can lessen the chance of a severe COVID-19 illness. Why is it underused?
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Tens of thousands of Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 every week. Thousands die from it every month. And yet, an antiviral treatment proven to lessen the chances of severe outcomes is going underused. The drug, Paxlovid, is...
Florida attorney general set to ask state Supreme Court to keep abortion protections off the ballot
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Florida's attorney general is expected to ask the state Supreme Court to keep an abortion-rights measure off November's ballot on Wednesday, saying it misleads voters and could be used to expand abortion rights in the future.Proponents...
Scotland ex-leader admits deleting COVID WhatsApp messages but insists no decisions were made on app
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A former leader of Scotland acknowledged on Wednesday that she deleted WhatsApp messages sent during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she insisted that anything of relevance to how policymaking was conducted had been made available for the...