Williston CEO receives sentence in COVID aid fraud
Patrick Walsh sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for submitting fraudulent applications.
Covid-19
U.S. life expectancy drops
COVID-19, drug overdoses fuel decrease while cancer, heart disease remain leading causes of death.
Thanksgiving travel numbers near pre-COVID levels
Numbers rival 2019 record highs in both flights and driving throughout U.S.
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for immunizations
CDC experts decide vaccine should be added to recommended immunization schedule for adults and children.
UF studies pet overpopulation during pandemic
Decrease in spay-neuter surgeries may undermine pet welfare.
FDA authorizes COVID-19 booster update
Booster will be available only for those who have gotten first two shots in vaccine series.
COVID numbers drop from recent highs
Alachua and surrounding counties remain at high risk for transmission.
CDC drops quarantine guidelines for COVID-19
Loosened guidelines come as students return to school around the country.
UF College of Nursing receives $3.6M grant
State funds will go toward combatting nursing shortage accentuated during COVID pandemic.
COVID continues to saturate Florida
64 of state’s 67 counties now listed on CDC’s “high risk” list.