A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2024
5min0
The Governor's Office recoiled against coverage of a Florida outbreak earlier this year.
Tag: measles
A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2024A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2024
3min0
'Florida continues to restore sanity and reason to public health.'
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 18, 2024
5min0
Four elementary school students were confirmed to have transmitted the virus by Sunday.
Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 2019
5min437
It’s simple: get vaccinated and prevent a preventable disease.
Staff ReportsAugust 16, 20184min197
Health officials are urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles after three cases of the disease were reported in a Florida county, among more than 100 cases throughout the U.S. this year. Federal officials declared the contagious virus had been eliminated in the U.S. in 2000; however, infections periodically occur nationwide, […]
Phil AmmannJuly 1, 2015
2min434
Floridians can now get more vaccines at local pharmacies, thanks to a new state law starting Wednesday. Signed by Gov. Rick Scott on June 10, House Bill 279 makes new vaccines available to patients at pharmacies, instead of only at doctors’ offices. The new products join influenza and shingles vaccines, which were already available at […]
Marc YachtFebruary 9, 20156min343
A new politically correct buzzword joins such classics as, New Sincerity (that is passé), Disruptive Innovation (big trouble), the need to Walk Back that comment (oops!), and Disingenuous Statement (lie)! Welcome Anti-Vaxxers. This growing legion of the misinformed refuses their children lifesaving vaccinations. Vaccines stand accused by one prominent conservative doctor-politician of potentially causing mental […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 2, 20157min174
The other night I received a recorded message from my children’s principal. He called to inform parents that a student at my sons’ high school has TB and – that’s all I heard. Like any sleep-deprived mom about ten minutes late for happy hour, I immediately shrieked, dropped the phone and went online for answers. […]