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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is on the rise according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Saman Soleymani never thought his practice, Avecina Medical, would have to return to COVID-19 testing by way of drive-through.

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us to appreciate anything, it’s the frontline health workers like nurses.

Jacksonville’s local hospitals are bursting at the seams as COVID-19 cases surge. A UF Health spokesperson says its campuses were treating 186 COVID-19 patients as of Thursday.

Just as adults can become COVID-19 long-haulers -- people who caught the virus and now have long-lasting effects -- children who had COVID-19 can face a condition that targets their organs -- MIS-C.

”We’re seeing some of the highest numbers we’ve seen even compared to the peak of COVID,” Dr. Saman Soleymani, president and owner of Avecina Medical said.

The Centers for Disease Control made new recommendations that even fully-vaccinated people wear masks indoors in COVID-19 hot spots.

As the Centers for Disease Control urges even fully-vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in COVID hot spots, a local doctor at UF Health blames vaccine hesitancy on high transmission rates.

People left with lasting effects of COVID-19 could be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The start of school brings on a flood of emotions. But in pandemic times, it’s amplified.