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Everything you need to know about Florida pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Everything you need to know about Florida pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

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Everything you need to know about Florida pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida would follow the CDC's recommendations and halt the use of the vaccine.

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How many people have been vaccinated? Tracking Florida's path to herd immunity

According to scientists, around 50 to 90 percent of a population must be vaccinated in order to reach herd immunity.
Coronavirus

Europe surpassed 1 million COVID-19-related deaths as cases continue to rise, WHO says

Dr. Hans Kluge said the situation remains “serious” with about 1.6 million new cases reported each week in the 53 countries that make up its European region.
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Florida education commissioner asks school districts to make face masks voluntary next year

The commissioner cited a lack of evidence that linked mask mandates and the spread of COVID-19 in schools.

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Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine pause negatively impacting trust in Black community

As the pause on J&J vaccine distribution continues, concern is growing that vaccine-hesitant communities could grow wary of getting any COVID-19 vaccine.
Clawed frogs from Western Africa have shown up in the Tampa Bay area

Researchers are not yet sure if the frogs will spread across the state, but if they do, the fear is that they will outcompete native frog species for food.

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VERIFY: Congress can change the number of Supreme Court justices. But this hasn't been done in over 150 years

The Verify team looked into whether Congress can change the number of Supreme Court justices, after some top Democrats proposed adding four new seats to the bench.
Chauvin defense witness is named in a federal wrongful death lawsuit

Dr. David Fowler was a chief medical examiner in Maryland at the time Anton Black died in a manner his family says is similar to what happened to George Floyd.