Owners of embattled COVID-19 testing company under microscope for lavish lifestyle
The owners of a company operating hundreds of pop-up COVID-19 testing sites across the country, including one in Jacksonville, have been the subject of several investigations by major media outlets over how theyโre spending their money.
I-TEAM: Federal health agency investigating complaints related to COVID-19 testing company
Federal officials are investigating numerous complaints related to Center for COVID Control, the company that had been operating a rapid COVID-19 testing site in downtown Jacksonville, the News4JAX I-TEAM learned Friday.
CDC warns against cruise ship travel, regardless of vaccination status
In a potentially ominous message for Floridaโs cruise-ship industry, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that people should avoid cruise travel โregardless of vaccination statusโ because of the spread of COVID-19.
Local health expertโs take on when to seek monoclonal antibody treatment
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.
Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
President Joe Biden has announced plans to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines to confront a winter surge of coronavirus cases driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant.
'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variant
While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isnโt finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England.
Slight uptick in people getting COVID vaccine boosters at Jacksonville sites
News4JAX on Wednesday checked in with local hospitals to see what is happening at those locations and went to several testing and vaccine sites to check if more people are taking precautions now because of the omicron variant.
WHO: Travel bans hurting global cooperation
The World Health Organization says travel bans by countries are having an impact on global cooperation against the new omicron variant by causing โchallengesโ to the sharing of laboratory samples from South Africa that can help get better grips on the new variant.