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Chef and business owner who fought long COVID reflects on her pain and purpose after pandemic
It’s been five years since the coronavirus pandemic changed the lives of millions of people in the U.S. It might have impacted your career, your life, and your health. NBC6 had the chance to speak to one woman who was one of the first COVID cases in South Florida on all that has changed and all that’s stayed the...
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Business owner with long COVID reflects 5 years after pandemic
Josie Smith Malave was one of the first COVID cases in South Florida – years later, she talks to NBC6 about all that has changed and all that’s stayed the same since the pandemic.
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Five years after Covid-19, tech and mental health in South Florida schools has changed
Maybe you are a parent, a teacher or a student. It’s no secret that the pandemic transformed the education sector, and as we near five years since the coronavirus pandemic, we look back at all of the impacts to our schools and how classrooms have changed in South Florida. According to the nation’s report card released in January of...
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COVID-19 creates lasting changes in Florida schools
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the education sector. NBC6’s Sophia Hernandez shows us how those changes look in South Florida schools today.
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How COVID-19 impacted Florida's electorate
The politics of COVID are still being preached, five years after the outbreak. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports
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How the COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of healthcare
Five years ago today, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. The pandemic brought immense hardships and uncertainty, but it also brought medical breakthroughs and forever changed the landscape of healthcare. NBC6’s Sheli Muñiz reports
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Pandemic helps boost single mom's small brow business
Business owner Claudia Roman is still relishing in the success of her brow business that was catapulted by COVID-19 in 2020. NBC6’s Sophia Hernandez reports
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COVID closed her struggling business, until a pandemic need unexpectedly helped her profit $100K
Business owner Claudia Roman is still relishing in the success of her brow business that was catapulted by COVID-19 in 2020.
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You can no longer order free COVID-19 tests from the government. Here's where to go instead
The government’s free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is no longer accepting orders, its website says. Here’s how to get tests in the meantime.
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The Pentagon moves to take back troops discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusals
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.
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Florida test scores plummet after COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schools
It’s been almost five years since COVID disrupted our schools, and this new report card shows that student performance in Florida’s public schools could still use some improvement. NBC6’s Amanda Plasencia reports
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CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely caused outbreak
The agency said it has “low confidence” in its judgment and that it would continue evaluating new intelligence reporting.
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5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.
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What is XEC, the dominant COVID-19 strain?
Health officials have raised concerns about the possibility of a “silent” surge of COVID-19 this winter.
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A ‘silent' COVID surge may hit the US over the holidays, experts warn
This year’s winter COVID-19 wave is off to a late start, and experts expect cases to keep rising. Here’s what to know.
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Ex-NYC Covid czar fired after he admits to attending banned ‘private gatherings' during height of pandemic
The pharmaceutical executive who was once New York City’s Covid czar was fired Monday, days after he admitted to participating in “private gatherings” that were prohibited during the height of the pandemic, a federal filing shows, according to NBC News.
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What is COVID XEC? From symptoms to spread, what to know about the new COVID variant
A new COVID variant is raising questions and capturing the attention of researchers heading into the fall and winter season. It’s called the XEC variant.
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Former U.S. Surgeon General talks latest COVID-19 surge
Former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, discusses the COVID-19 wave that affected many this summer.
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Teen brains ‘aged' during Covid lockdowns, new research suggests
Teen brains aged prematurely by as much as four years during covid lockdowns, researchers from the University of Washington found.
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Which athletes have competed with COVID at the 2024 Olympics?
At least 40 athletes, including Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles, have tested positive for COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases at the 2024 Paris Games.