South Florida doctor on new approval for COVID vaccines for babies, toddlers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for children as young as 6 months old.

Report: Florida threatened Special Olympics with $27.5M in fines over vaccine mandate

State officials said the vaccine rule was against the law, and it disqualified Special Olympics athletes from competing based on their vaccine status, ABC News reports.

Medical experts offer warning amid rise in cases of flu and COVID-19

Data from the Florida Department of Health says flu numbers are increasing in much of the state, including Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.

WATCH: White House health officials provide latest COVID updates

The White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials held a news conference Wednesday to provide the latest updates on the pandemic.

COVID-19 cases on the rise in South Florida, doctors concerned over possible summer surge

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in South Florida, but doctors say people aren't getting nearly as sick as they did in the past surges.

Couple keeps COVID-19 at bay for over 2 years, then they went on a cruise

They kept COVID-19 at bay for more than two years, now a couple says they contracted the virus while on a luxury cruise.

More COVID vaccine booster shots are likely in the future, doctor says

Americans with chronic conditions now have access to the two COVID-19 vaccine shots plus two booster shots. There needs to be a four-month period between each booster shot, according to federal public health officials.

Florida leads multistate effort to sue Biden administration over transportation mask mandate

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Tuesday that Moody will be leading 20 other states in taking legal action against the Biden administration over the federal mask mandate on public transportation.

Miami Beach police officer’s workers comp claim denied despite 11-week hospitalization with COVID-19

At times during his hospitalization, Miami Beach Police Officer J.C. Sampedro was intubated and on a ventilator.

COVID ‘doesn’t feel like an emergency right now’ in South Florida

South Florida doctors are optimistic that there is a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, with the number of patients in hospitals decreasing and people who are admitted not being as sick as was seen in months past.