schools These Florida Parents Want Virtual School Back, So They're Suing Ron DeSantis Robyn and John McCarthy’s son has asthma but has to go to school in-person in Miami-Dade County, Florida. There has already been a COVID-19 exposure in class. But the only virtual option available would require giving up a coveted spot in a prestigious magnet school. “It’s basically like if you go in person, we expose him to a dangerous deadly...
covid-19 vaccine ‘Heartbroken' Daughter Pushes for Vaccinations After Losing Dad to COVID Blogger, fashionista and TV personality Kelly Saks is opening up about the recent loss of her 71-year-old father to COVID-19. He had no underlying health issues but was unvaccinated before catching the virus – then he spent the last month of his life in a hospital and on a ventilator. Saks is now sharing her dad’s story to urge others...
Florida Florida Hospitals See More Young People on Ventilators As Delta Variant Sweeps State COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all surging in Florida as the delta variant sweeps through the state that has resisted mask and vaccine mandates. Mary Mayhew, president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association, describes how the variant is “burning through the unvaccinated population” and making previously healthy young people severely ill.
Coronavirus Florida Mayor Slams Gov. DeSantis on COVID: ‘We Had an Enormous Surge' Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken heat for barring face masks in schools and fighting cruise ship companies that wanted to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for passengers. “The governor decided some time ago that this was more of a political opportunity than a health care challenge,” Democratic Miami Beach mayor Dan Gelber said.
Coronavirus This Doctor Says Being Irresponsible About COVID Is Like Driving Without a Seatbelt With COVID-19 cases rising in many states thanks to the Delta variant, one doctor is shifting the conversation to individual responsibility.
Coronavirus Doctor: We Need to Rely on Good Faith and Responsibility to Beat This COVID Wave With the Delta variant spreading widely among the unvaccinated and even causing mild cases in some vaccinated people, we need to talk more about individual responsibility when it comes to the virus, says University of South Florida VP Dr. Jay Wolfson.
real estate It's Not ‘Impossible': First-Time Millennial Homeowner Shares What She Learned First-time millennial homeowner and NBCLX social media producer Nicole Phillip shared what it was like buying her first Central Florida townhome in this tumultuous market.
Florida Storm Surge, High Winds From Elsa Hit Florida Keys Tropical Storm Elsa is hitting the Florida Keys with heavy rain and strong winds. NBC Miami reporter Cristian Benavides shows a beach in Key West where winds are battering palm trees and storm surge is coming up onto the beach.
Florida ‘Not Meant to Die Yet': Relative Waits for News After FL Collapse “Their neighbors were able to run out. They were able to save themselves.”...Bettina Obias has not heard news of her aunt and uncle missing after the building collapse in Surfside, Florida, but she is preparing for the worst. She spoke with neighbors felt the building shaking and evacuated before the collapse, and met with President Joe Biden to discuss grief...
Florida Rescue Crews Using Dogs, Cranes and Cameras at Building Collapse Site Rescue workers at the site of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida are looking for people stuck in gaps in the pile of rubble – and using technology that can detect even the slightest breathing. Former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Dave Downey explains the methods being used.
