CDC: Alachua among 44 high risk counties in Florida
Jun 20, 2022
Gainesville hospitals continue gradual increase of COVID-positive patients.
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CDC: Alachua among 44 high risk counties in Florida
Gainesville hospitals continue gradual increase of COVID-positive patients.
COVID cases continue modest rise
Jun 7, 2022
Alachua County COVID-positive cases increased 17.2% since May 20 and local hospitalizations slightly escalated over the past week. According to the Florida Department of Health’s (FDOH) […]
DeSantis opens funds to ACPS, 11 other schools
Jun 3, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday moved to give a reprieve to 12 school districts that kept mask mandates during the 2021-2022 school year—including Alachua County Public […]
Local hospitals seeing gradual rise in COVID cases
May 31, 2022
Gainesville hospitals reported a slight increase in COVID-positive patients following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) upgrading Alachua County to “high risk” status. On Tuesday, […]
CDC: Alachua County high risk as COVID cases rise
May 30, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified Alachua County as “high risk” and again recommends that residents wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination […]
Study: Vaccines don’t prevent “long COVID”
May 26, 2022
At least two dozen symptoms represent post-COVID-19 illness, more commonly known as “long COVID.” Recent studies indicate vaccinated patients with breakthrough infections can still suffer long-term effects. A study of […]
UF Scripps receives $15M to fight pandemics
May 24, 2022
Multiple scientists from UF Scripps Biomedical Research will join a massive federal effort to develop antiviral drugs to treat the pandemic coronavirus and other viral threats. […]
Judge says pandemic border rule must stay for now
May 21, 2022
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) enacted Title 42 in March 2020 to prevent migrants from carrying COVID-19 into the United States. The rule […]
FDA authorizes booster for ages 5-11
May 18, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing a third shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for healthy elementary-age kids at least five months after their last dose. The […]
UF study sheds light on post-COVID mortality risk
May 12, 2022
A UF study sheds new light on the reason people who recover from a bout of severe COVID-19 are still at increased risk for death in […]
Hospitalizations low as local COVID cases rise
May 9, 2022
Local COVID-19 numbers doubled over the last two weeks, but hospitalizations—while rising—remain near the lowest points of the pandemic. The latest numbers came in a weekend […]
FDA to consider COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
Apr 29, 2022
Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday to get two low-dose shots of the COVID-19 vaccine approved for children younger than […]
Judge nixes public transportation mask mandate
Apr 19, 2022
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the federal rule requiring face coverings on airplanes, trains, and buses exceeded the authority of U.S. health officials. The rule […]
UF researchers develop 30-second coronavirus test
Apr 7, 2022
With any highly infectious disease, time can be a killer. It is crucial to get a test result for a pathogen quickly, lest someone continue in […]
CDC to end pandemic border restriction
Apr 2, 2022
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will officially revoke Title 42 on May 23, giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) time to […]
BA.2 becomes dominant COVID-19 strain
Mar 29, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that omicron subvariant BA.2 currently accounts for about 54.9 percent of coronavirus cases in the United States. Last week […]
UF develops rapid COVID variant detection test
Mar 28, 2022
University of Florida researchers have invented a test that can determine within 10 to 15 minutes whether patients test positive for COVID and, if so, which […]
UF to study long-term impact of COVID stressors
Mar 26, 2022
Some mitigation tactics used to slow the spread of COVID-19, such as social distancing, have impacted people in a variety of ways. According to early data […]
Public transportation mask mandate extended
Mar 11, 2022
The requirement to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and in transit facilities was set to expire on March 18, but a Centers for Disease […]
White House unveils new COVID response plan
Mar 3, 2022
At the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden said the country can “move forward safely, back to more normal routines.” The White […]
Local COVID numbers drop, CDC updates mask policy
Feb 28, 2022
Last week COVID-positive hospitalizations in Gainesville dropped below 100 patients for the first time since the first week of January and new Alachua County cases were […]
UF expert says COVID-19 not going anywhere
Feb 26, 2022
If you donned your mask today and felt a primal urge to yell “When will this pandemic END-emic already?!” take heart. You are not alone. On […]
CDC lifts most mask recommendations
Feb 26, 2022
Healthy Americans in most places can safely ditch masks indoors, including in schools and low risk areas, according to new recommendations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
COVID cases, hospitalizations continue to plummet
Feb 21, 2022
Area COVID-19 positive cases and hospitalizations are nearing early January numbers and continue to trend downward. The omicron variant that hit the U.S. in November started […]