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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul hit back at YouTube "censors" on Saturday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged that cloth masks do not work as well against the coronavirus as N95 makes.

The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection. Here's how to find a good one — and avoid the fakes. Plus tips on how to fit them and how long to wear them.

The CDC updated its website to say N95 and KN95 masks offer higher levels of protection than cloth masks, although it stopped short of recommending them for everyone.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the agency is preparing to update information on its website about face masks but continues to recommend that everyone wear some type of mask.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told "CBS Mornings" that keeping schools open "is vital for our students."

The CDC is expected to issue new mask guidance given the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19. Here’s how to avoid buying a fake KN95 mask.

Delta late last year cut its Covid sick leave policy in half to five days off with pay protection that doesn't require staff to use days in their sick banks.

The rise of omicron has fed the longstanding efforts to pretend vaccines don't reduce the spread. Here's what the data show.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held only two telebriefings in 2021. That lack of transparency has prompted criticism — and a pledge from director Dr. Rochelle Walensky to be more open.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agreed to reduce the wait time between Moderna COVID vaccinations.

We’re putting two claims through the News4JAX Trust Index — both related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A total of 76,887 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Florida on Thursday, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

Schools are just starting to get regular access to testing; teachers are still paying out of pocket for masks and air purifiers; and qualified substitutes and bus drivers can be hard to find.

Health officials say five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade.

Every vaccinated participant who endured serious COVID-19 outcomes as part of a new study of more than 1 million people had at least one risk factor that left them vulnerable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The CDC research published Thursday provided further evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines protect recipients, making severe outcomes "rare." Just 189 people experienced these outcomes out of more than 1.2...

The CDC estimates that around 54,000 people will be hospitalized every day by the end of the month.

The CDC endorsement Wednesday means about 5 million of the younger teens who had their last shot in the spring are eligible for a booster right away.

If the CDC approves the advisory panel's recommendation, boosters for adolescents age 12-17 could be available as early as this week. The shots should be given five months after initial immunization.

The recommendation comes amid an increase in pediatric hospitalizations.

The CDC cut isolation requirements last week for asymptomatic people with Covid and shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

The CDC announced changes last week, halving the isolation time for Americans who catch the coronavirus and have no symptoms or only brief illnesses.

The CDC announced changes last week, halving the isolation time for Americans who catch the coronavirus and have no symptoms or only brief illnesses.

Those who contracted COVID-19 can end their isolation after five days while continuing to wear a well-fitting mask for an additional five days, according to the agency.

Some public health experts had criticized the agency for not requiring testing at the end of a shortened isolation.

Hawaii updated entry requirements this week to better align with guidance from the CDC.

The once-dominant Delta variant now makes up only a small fraction of cases around the country.

Florida is ready to open additional monoclonal antibody treatment sites, including another site in Jacksonville, if the state gets more supply from the federal government, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.

The move to shorten the Pfizer booster interval comes as the U.S. shatters daily case records. The recommended interval for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines has not changed.

Alfredo Trujillo was born on New Year's Eve in 2021. His twin Aylin was born in 2022.

Soaring numbers of students and teachers with COVID-19 prompted one of Illinois’ largest suburban school districts to cancel classes Monday, as educators in Chicago and the suburbs scrambled to safely reopen schools after the two week winter break

For Black women, childbirth can be a matter of life or death. Some lawmakers want to address the disparity.

The Georgia Republican has been widely accused of spreading misinformation about the coronavirus on social media.

The CDC must now decide whether to recommend boosters for the age group.

"I think we're going to be hearing more about that in the next day or so from the CDC," Fauci said.

Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN it was "reasonable" to test people who have no COVID-19 symptoms after five days.

The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.

"I think we're going to be hearing more about that in the next day or so from the CDC," Fauci said in an interview with ABC News.

As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus.

As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus, the White House’s top medical adviser said Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now considering including the negative test as part of its guidance after getting significant “pushback” on its updated recommendations last week. The guidelines have since received criticism from many health professionals for not specifying a negative antigen test as a requirement for leaving isolation.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering further amending its isolation guidance for individuals who test positive for COVID-19 but remain asymptomatic.Asked by host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" why the CDC does not require that individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 receive a negative test before leaving quarantine as an "extra layer of protection," Fauci said such...

"Record numbers testing positive for a sore throat isn't a crisis. And people in the hospital for car accidents testing positive isn't a surge," Rubio said.

The CDC revised its guidance Thursday, as 91 cruise ships are under investigation for COVID outbreaks onboard. Most cruise lines require adult passengers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control changed its guidelines for isolation and quarantine during this pandemic. Not everyone is sure how to define those terms. Also, not everyone is 100% behind the changes.

Florida reported 58,018 COVID-19 cases for Wednesday as the omicron variant surges, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

In a potentially ominous message for Florida’s cruise-ship industry, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that people should avoid cruise travel “regardless of vaccination status” because of the spread of COVID-19.

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data show another 100,000 deaths this year.

JetBlue is trimming its schedule ahead of further spread of omicron.

New cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a surge driven largely by the highly contagious omicron variant.

Coronavirus outbreaks are disrupting travel across the country.

Rochelle Walensky told CNN that the CDC's isolation guidance was previously "conservative" and the changes were made in the context of surging cases.

The Grand Canyon is known as a summer hotspot for tourists, but the National Park is also a popular winter attraction for snowy snapshots with smaller crowds.

New data from the CDC released on Tuesday, shows that while omicron remains the dominant variant, delta – which is the more severe strain – is still a worrisome driving force behind the current surge.

Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. A testing requirement, would have made the policy safer, experts say.

U.S. stock futures ticked higher Tuesday night following a mixed session as traders continued to assess the threat of the omicron Covid-19 variant.

Omicron may not be as prevalent as first thought, but it does remain the dominant variant in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UF Health Jacksonville had considered no longer ordering the Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment but with the new numbers from the CDC, they backed off that decision and will continue to offer Regeneron treatment, Neilsen said.

As the omicron COVID-19 variant surges through the country, states are struggling once again with spikes in cases and hospitalizations.

The agency said the disparity was due to the rate with which the highly transmissible Omicron spread.

The new guidance comes as airlines have had to cancel thousands of flights​ in the last week.

The new park is set to be completed in early spring next year to commemorate the lives of those lost in the epidemic and become a new green space in the community and for the city.

Stock futures were quiet after the S&P 500 closed at a record high on Monday.

People who test positive need to isolate themselves for 5 days if they don't show symptoms. The change reflects "what we know about the spread of the virus" and vaccine protection, the CDC chief says.

The Night of Lights event is known to bring thousands of people to downtown St. Augustine, and on Christmas Eve, the crowds were large.

The Night of Lights event is known to bring thousands of people to downtown St. Augustine, and on Christmas Eve, the crowds were large.

The CDC is changing its guidelines for health care workers who need to quarantine because of contracting COVID-19.

U.S. officials are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive for COVID-19.

The first case of the coronavirus omicron variant in Florida was confirmed Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Florida Department of Health said.

Airlines are being required to gather information about some passengers that will help with contact tracing if they develop COVID-19.

A person in California has become the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant of COVID-19.

The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.

It is the first COVID-19 variant of concern since delta: omicron. No cases have been identified in the United States yet, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has surveillance systems in place and expects the variant to be identified quickly if it emerges here.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 34 million people have diabetes.

Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at curbing deaths, hospitalizations and more than a year of disrupted education.

They can make cakes sparkle, but decorative glitters can contain toxic metals and aren’t always safe to eat.

Any day now, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.

U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to pre-order doses starting next week.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that those numbers should go down over the next four weeks if vaccination rates continue at the pace they are right now.

The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis.

Health officials say it’s OK to get your COVID-19 vaccine and flu vaccine at the same time.

Philanthropies are pouring millions into programs aimed at persuading Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that children should be able to trick-or-treat safely this Halloween as long as they’re outdoors and in small groups.

Should kids go trick-or-treating this Halloween?

Getting both the flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Scientists have found evidence of a drug-resistant form of malaria in Africa.

September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month and, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, girls between the ages of 12 and 17 years old appeared to be most at risk during the pandemic.

The director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention this week asked Americans who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to stay home during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Fried held a moment of silence Wednesday to pay somber respects to the nearly 45,000 Floridians who have lost their lives to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

The CDC now recommends a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer) for people who have a weakened immune system.

A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal.

U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in people with weakened immune systems to better protect them from the virus.

Renters in counties where the eviction ban order does not apply now face the possibility of eviction if they still owe back rent. And on top of that, scammers can take advantage of the panic caused by this situation.

U.S. health officials are investigating the latest fatal case of a rare tropical disease typically found in South Asia.

A federal judge who declared the earlier nationwide moratorium on evictions illegal is deeply skeptical of the Biden administration’s new order, but says she may lack the power to do anything about it.

The City Rescue Mission of Jacksonville is offering a program to give people a helping hand out of homelessness.

Florida reported 22,783 new COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a new record for the most in a single day since the start of the pandemic.

Coronavirus hospitalizations are once again surging as the more potent delta variant cuts across the country.

Former President Barack Obama has scaled down his 60th birthday bash due to the surge in the delta variant of the coronavirus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until Oct. 3.

A federal judge has ordered Texas to not allow state troopers to stop vehicles carrying migrants on the grounds that they may spread COVID-19.

On Saturday, Americans unable to pay rent because of the pandemic could be facing eviction.