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A woman was charged with grand theft and other charges after being accused of submitting fraudulent applications for a COVID-19 rental assistance program and obtaining thousands of dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General.
The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis.
The Army said it has reenlisted three active duty soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, as it works to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order that troops be rehired and given back pay.
March 2020 was the start of a journey with an uncertain ending. Now, five years later, News4Jax caught up with residents to hear about their experiences and how it influenced where they are and what they do today.
It’s been five years since COVID-19 changed the world around us. Everything from how we shop to how we socialize, a wrench was thrown into our regular days and we were forced to experience a new normal and millions of people died around the world.
Journalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.”.
The Pentagon says the military services must again ask troops who were forced out or who voluntarily left the military due to the COVID vaccine whether they want to reenlist.
When COVID-19 swept across the globe, isolation, social distancing and wearing masks became the norm. Since then, more than 20 million people have lost their lives to the virus. And now a new risk for anyone who has ever tested positive.
The number of children receiving routine vaccinations in Florida continues to decline, mirroring a national trend. Florida’s vaccination rate for kindergartners is among the lowest in the country.
The Biden administration is releasing a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them.
A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has found no evidence of criminal activity concerning COVID-19 vaccines.
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color.
Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread.
A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.
Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19.
The government is once again offering free at-home COVID tests. If you saved some from the last time they were issued, now would be a good time to double-check their expiration dates.
Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile.
A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.
Since last March, Taylor Swift has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of meals to help feed the growing number of Americans grappling with rising food and housing costs.
Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting in late September.
Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games.
Dozens in Florida, including several people in Jacksonville, are paying the price after they were accused of misusing COVID-19 loans.
White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor says President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19.
An inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens.
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” from the infection.
As COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.
If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday is set to hold a hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, over the origins of COVID-19, federal COVID-19 records and the NIH grant processes.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday is set to hold a hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, over the origins of COVID-19, federal COVID-19 records and the NIH grant processes.
Researchers at the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research (JCCR) are recruiting people to participate in an upcoming trial for a new COVID-19 vaccine.
A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
If you’re looking for a little bit of that “Top Gun: Maverick” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck.
Authorities say more than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles.
Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an investigation into the suspected theft of hundreds millions of euros in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union.
The City of Palatka launched a new program that will help residents who struggled with utility bills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
The latest COVID-19 vaccine study is providing answers to one of the most asked questions since the vaccines were introduced: How will this impact my health?
A fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.
During a review of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), Jacksonville’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported that it uncovered five previously unreported cases of fraud involving more than $314,000. The OIG has referred those five cases to state and federal prosecutors for criminal prosecution.
Pakistan’s prime minister has called for unified efforts to tackle global infectious diseases like COVID-19 and emergencies caused by climate change, nearly 1 1/2-year after devastating floods killed 1,700 people in his nation.
The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse with 38 states reporting high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladopo called for a halt to the use of COVID-19 vaccines based on mRNA and said the vaccines could result in an illness.
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revealed tens of thousands of people are being admitted to hospitals each week for one of three sicknesses, the flu, COVID-19, or RSV.
Winter is here and with the cooler weather come viruses, such as the flu, COVID, and RSV. Last year we experienced a rise in all three during December, January, and February.
A Jacksonville attorney was convicted for illegally obtaining funds from a federal COVID-19 relief program, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia.
Mayor Donna Deegan's plan to spend $25 million on a variety of issues that came up during transition meetings with the public. Deegan is proposing using federal funds left over from COVID-19 and other city money to pay for programs ranging from housing, public safety, recreation and more.
The U.K.'s chief medical adviser has told a public inquiry that Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.
Patrick Parker Walsh is one of thousands of thieves who perpetrated the greatest grift in U.S. history — potentially plundering more than $280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid.
The Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
Customers may need a dose of patience at U.S. pharmacy counters as those businesses start their busiest season.
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future.
The Glynn County Health Department will offer the updated Pfizer COVID vaccine starting Monday, Oct. 2 for everyone aged 6 months and older.
The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.
The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.
The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding.
Republicans are responding to a late summer spike in COVID-19 by raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are on the horizon.
The sister of late wrestler Wyndham Rotunda (better known as Bray Wyatt) took to X (Twitter) to thank Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for groceries and keeping their houses filled following the death of her brother.
Updated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."
Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Culhane’s Irish Pub in the Tinseltown area of Jacksonville’s Southside for a news conference on Thursday.
President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against the use of a drug that is not approved to treat COVID-19.
President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before.
The city has spent most of the COVID-19 relief money but now there is nearly $65 million left, and as the saying goes: it’s time to use it or lose it.
A new U.S. intelligence report rejects several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab.
Asian shares are mostly lower as some investors take a wait-and-see attitude after U.S. markets were closed for a national holiday.
As the government prepares to declare the end of the public health emergency on May 11th, concerns are growing about people who got COVID-19 but never got rid of the symptoms – it’s called long-COVID, which means symptoms last for more than a month.
A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic.
