AAA: Study reveals COVID pandemic’s deadly impact on traffic safety
Aug 1, 2024
Speeding, not using seatbelts and impaired drivers contributed to rise in fatal crashes.
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AAA: Study reveals COVID pandemic’s deadly impact on traffic safety
Speeding, not using seatbelts and impaired drivers contributed to rise in fatal crashes.
COVID spells trouble for Hippodrome Theatre
Jul 4, 2024
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee sits out a few rounds.
CDC reports marriages in 2022 matched pre-pandemic levels
Mar 18, 2024
More than 2 million marriages took place in U.S. in 2022.
Aging Matters: Vaccine debate continues among seniors
Jan 27, 2024
Locals take different paths amid conflicting messages.
Free COVID at-home tests kits available
Nov 20, 2023
Every home in U.S. eligible to order four at-home tests kits.
CDC stops printing new COVID-19 vaccination cards
Oct 5, 2023
Patients may still obtain the card for their vaccination records.
Study shows COVID-19 opinion impacted cruise stock
Sep 10, 2023
Four years of data used in joint study.
School district works to rectify emergency funds
Aug 16, 2023
Deadline for second wave of COVID relief funding nears.
U.S. launches pandemic-inspired bureau
Aug 2, 2023
Bureau created to lead internal and international coordination in preventing, curing global diseases.
UF: Chances to get COVID not race-based
Mar 30, 2023
Research shows ancestorial origins make no difference in susceptibility to COVID-19.
Williston CEO receives sentence in COVID aid fraud
Feb 1, 2023
Patrick Walsh sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for submitting fraudulent applications.
U.S. life expectancy drops
Dec 22, 2022
COVID-19, drug overdoses fuel decrease while cancer, heart disease remain leading causes of death.
Thanksgiving travel numbers near pre-COVID levels
Nov 22, 2022
Numbers rival 2019 record highs in both flights and driving throughout U.S.
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for immunizations
Oct 21, 2022
CDC experts decide vaccine should be added to recommended immunization schedule for adults and children.
UF studies pet overpopulation during pandemic
Sep 18, 2022
Decrease in spay-neuter surgeries may undermine pet welfare.
FDA authorizes COVID-19 booster update
Sep 1, 2022
Booster will be available only for those who have gotten first two shots in vaccine series.
COVID numbers drop from recent highs
Aug 29, 2022
Alachua and surrounding counties remain at high risk for transmission.
CDC drops quarantine guidelines for COVID-19
Aug 12, 2022
Loosened guidelines come as students return to school around the country.
UF College of Nursing receives $3.6M grant
Aug 9, 2022
State funds will go toward combatting nursing shortage accentuated during COVID pandemic.
COVID continues to saturate Florida
Aug 2, 2022
64 of state’s 67 counties now listed on CDC’s “high risk” list.
Local COVID numbers show steady increase
Jul 18, 2022
Florida leads country in new cases per 100,000 people.
UF researchers inhibit virus that causes COVID
Jul 13, 2022
Study discovers new way to fight evolving strains of coronaviruses.
Local COVID numbers continue to climb
Jul 5, 2022
Local positive cases rise with CDC designating 60 Florida counties as “high risk.”