Kandace Jackson Cares for Miami’s Sickest Kids as Virus Season Begins
A pediatric nurse practitioner in intensive care at Jackson Memorial, a mom of two, and a creator who keeps working-mom life real.
Kandace Jackson is a pediatric nurse practitioner in Miami, Florida, caring for critically ill children in pediatric intensive care at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Her season is turning, too: RSV usually arrives in the fall and peaks in the winter across most of the country, and the youngest babies carry the highest risk.
A nurse since 2015
Kandace has been a registered nurse in Florida since 2015 and became a nurse practitioner in 2025. Her path started at Barry University, where clinical rotations took her through hospitals across South Florida, including the burn and trauma unit at Jackson Memorial. Today she is working toward her doctorate.
What families should know this season
Before RSV immunizations were available, an estimated 58,000 to 80,000 children younger than 5 were hospitalized with RSV every year in the United States. Now there are two ways to protect babies: an RSV vaccine given during pregnancy, or a long-acting antibody given to infants. Questions about either belong with your child’s doctor.
General information, not medical advice.
Real life, between shifts
Off the unit, Kandace is a wife and a mom of two who posts as @KayAllysee about motherhood, wellness, beauty and the everyday balancing act of a working mom. Her feed swings from nurse humor to mom humor to travel, and her Linktree gathers the rest.
Quick answers
Who is Kandace Jackson?
Kandace Jackson is a pediatric nurse practitioner in Miami, Florida, who cares for children in pediatric intensive care at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She is also a mom of two and a lifestyle creator known as @KayAllysee.
How long has Kandace Jackson been a nurse?
She has been a registered nurse in Florida since 2015 and a nurse practitioner since 2025, in Florida Department of Health records.
When is RSV season?
In most of the United States, RSV season usually begins in the fall, peaks in the winter and ends in the spring (CDC).
Sources: Florida Department of Health (RN license), Florida Department of Health (APRN license), Kandace Jackson on LinkedIn, @KayAllysee on Instagram, CDC: RSV surveillance, CDC: RSV in infants and young children, CDC: protecting infants from RSV