Health

The COVID-19 vaccine age requirements will soon lower to 50+ in Florida and continue to drop each week in Miami-Dade County.

We spoke with folks who experienced fear, loss, sickness, exasperation, anger, and loneliness. But, like many of us, they also harbor hope.

A lack of clarity has created an ultra-competitive environment for vaccine seekers in Miami and across Florida.

Jackson Memorial Hospital will open up its vaccine appointments to anyone 16 years and older with a high-risk medical condition.

First responders, teachers, and medically vulnerable people aged 50 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jails remain an intrinsically difficult place for officers and inmates to practice social distancing.

New Times wants to hear from our readers about the ways the pandemic has changed your life — or how it has changed nothing.

The pool of eligible vaccine recipients in Miami-Dade is expanding.

The judge wrote that “the protection of the public at large outweighs the right of an individual.”

A recent bill in the Florida House aims to legalize the use of psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms for treatment of depression and anxiety.

The Miami-Dade NAACP branch says vaccination efforts by the county have not been racially equitable.

Prisons have been a hotbed for COVID-19, but Florida does not yet have a plan for vaccinating corrections staff or inmates.

The Satanic Temple has a new ad in Miami about its “religious abortion ritual,” which sidesteps state abortion restrictions.

Throughout the pandemic, I had been adhering to CDC guidelines — until I gave into the peer pressure of going out to a party.

Monkeys have been an extremely valuable research component in helping the medical community better understand COVID.

The Royal Palm Processing and Distribution Center in Opa-locka has experienced delays because of COVID.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he has a “stimulus” plan that will rescue renters.

Florida is one of the states with the highest rate of premature births, especially among Black women.

Gutierrez died April 28, just weeks after one of his Publix coworkers became infected with the virus.

The workers say staffing cuts in recent months have meant there isn’t always someone available to cover for a sick employee.

The 100 or so homeless people who live in Miami Springs weren’t eligible for the giveaway.

With COVID-19 cases surging again in Florida, a Miami epidemiologist recommends virtual Thanksgiving gatherings.