Florida veteran home after battling COVID-19 for months

It's the outcome that everyone hopes for any time they are diagnosed with COVID-19: a successful and healthy recovery. For one Florida veteran, it did not come easy, but after spending six months in the hospital and six weeks on a ventilator, his family will soon be welcoming him home.

Cancer survivor gets coronavirus vaccine

A cancer survivor under 65 finally received the coronavirus vaccine. Melissa Miller is a stage III breast cancer survivor who has been fighting for her life for two years. When the pandemic first hit, she was a year into chemotherapy. Last weekend, she got an email from AdventHealth, encouraging her to sign up for the vaccine.

Vaccines for high-risk people

Hospitals are the only locations where people under age 65 with comorbidities can receive the coronavirus vaccine, yet many continue to wait for their dose. FOX 35 News investigates why some sick people cannot get a shot.

Calls for 'wartime' vaccine effort

The Biden administration may use the Defense Production Act to ensure that the government can acquire enough vaccine doses to meet growing demand.

State to reopen vaccine site in The Villages

Florida is expecting to get more than 300,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine this week. That's 40,000 more doses than usual. The state also announced that a drive-through vaccination site in The Villages that was closed last week will be reopening.