* All 200-plus American athletes heading to Beijing for the Olympics are fully vaccinated—with no medical exemptions requested.
* Amtrak is reducing service in its Washington-to-Boston corridor after a surge in infections.
* A taxing experience. The IRS is warning taxpayers that staffing shortages and paperwork backlogs will mean a lower level of service when Americans file their taxes.
* 5.7 million eligible Florida residents remain unvaccinated.
* Florida’s most recent weekly positivity rate: 26.8 percent. In Hillsborough County: 27.7 percent.
* The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce has named Dr. Charles Lockwood, dean of Morsani College of Medicine at USF, the 2022 “Citizen of the Year” for his leadership through the pandemic.