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Cars in Florida are covered in yellow powder. Here’s why
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Itchy eyes, runny noses and cars coated in yellow powder -- yes, pollen season is kicking into full gear in the Orlando area.Most of Central Florida has seen a later start -- 10-20 days later than normal --to the pollen season this year...
White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The White House on Monday lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses, bringing to an end the last coronavirus prevention...
The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. Gone are mandated isolation periods and masking. But will schools and child...
U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can...
Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, advisers say
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, an influential government advisory panel said Wednesday.The panel voted 11-1 to say Americans 65 and older should get...
Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF ruling
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are legally protected...
🩺 Demand for these health care jobs is increasing most in Florida
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Scrubs could become an essential part of the wardrobe for millions more Americans as health care jobs grow across the country.The aging U.S. population is rapidly increasing demand for many jobs in the health sector, which has become the...
Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Florida's controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school's measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their students attend class — a contravention...
Florida school district sues social media platforms, says they ‘put profits over children’s mental health’
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A Central Florida school district is suing several social media companies, accusing them of creating a mental health crisis in children that the district now has to spend money to handle.The Lake County School Board is suing the parent...
Report: CDC to loosen COVID-19 isolation guidelines. Here’s what’s coming
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon update its COVID-19 guidance to remove a recommended minimum five-day isolation period for those on the mend, according to The Washington Post.The CDC’s current isolation guidance...
WATCH LIVE at 10:20 a.m.: DeSantis, Ladapo to speak at Florida Governor’s Mansion
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning at the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee.The governor will be joined by first lady Casey DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Jason Weida,...
California may have to pay $300M for COVID-19 homeless hotel program after FEMA caps reimbursement
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando California cities and counties still don't know how much they'll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom's pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was...