Businesses, government add vaccine mandates
As COVID-19 cases surge, President Joe Biden is expected to announce a requirement for all federal employees to get vaccinated or wear masks and undergo testing […]
Covid-19
ACPS releases reopening plan draft
Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) released a draft of the 2021-22 COVID-19 Response Plan leaving room for updates on face mask use and other policies that […]
CDC updates mask guidance as SBAC decision looms
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pushed for “universal masking” at a Tuesday news conference. Given rising infections from the […]
COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for VA medical staff
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough announced on Monday that he will require VA health care personnel to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The order applies […]
ACPS to add more nurses to battle COVID
In an ongoing effort to mitigate COVID-19, the Alachua County Health Department has hired 30 nurses to work at the Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) this […]
Face mask policy dominates school board meeting
Some parents who spoke at Tuesday night’s School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) meeting asked the board to heed the CDC recommendation for unvaccinated persons to […]
Federal judge backs university’s vaccine mandate
A federal judge has given the green light to Indiana University to enforce a requirement that its 90,000 students and 40,000 employees must get vaccinated against […]
Shands: COVID-19 cases on the rise
UF Health Shands Hospital is treating 70 patients with COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase from 14 patients just 16 days ago and half the number […]
COVID-19 cases climb in U.S., deaths remain low
The ultra-contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the United States. The seven-day rolling average of daily new COVID-19 cases now stands at […]
Archer closes city hall after COVID outbreak
Archer City Hall is closed until further notice and will be sanitized after employees tested positive for COVID-19. Residents have been notified that if they visited […]
Delta now dominant coronavirus strain in U.S.
The highly transmissible delta variant now accounts for more than 50 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease […]
Study: Severe COVID often leads to other ailments
People who have recovered from a bout of severe COVID-19 may still have reason for concern about their health. A new UF study has found that […]
Hotels struggle to recover from pandemic swoon
Rebecca Lamb has been in the hospitality industry for 28 years, and she’s never seen what she’s seeing right now. “Nobody wants to come back to […]
Split Supreme Court upholds rental evictions ban
A federal eviction ban will remain in effect through the end of July, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday. The brief 5-4 ruling leaves in […]
Series of 10 walk-up vaccine clinics starts today
The Alachua County Department of Health has 10 COVID-19 vaccine walk-up clinics scheduled starting today and running through July 30. All clinics will be held at […]
Health experts tackle COVID-19 variants
A group of World Health Organization (WHO) scientists, including UF’s Dr. Ira Longini, has published a special report in The New England Journal of Medicine saying that a coordinated global […]
County FDOH shifts to periodic COVID-19 updates
Florida Department of Health in Alachua County has shifted to a want-to-know basis of delivering COVID-19 information. The lack of info is by design, said health […]
Coronavirus delta variant fuels concern
The White House on Tuesday said the country won’t meet President Joe Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of all American adults against COVID-19 by Independence […]
UF study finds warning signs of severe COVID-19
A new UF study has found that patients with COVID-19 who displayed symptoms of disorientation and confusion were three times more likely to go on to […]
U.S. sees surprising suicide dip in 2020
Last year, a middle-aged man came to stay at Honey Lake Clinic, a Florida mental health treatment center, after having suicidal thoughts. Psychologist Karl Benzio remembers […]
COVID-19 cases hit record low as more states reopen
For the first time since March 2020, the United States recorded fewer than 10,000 new cases on a single day and daily coronavirus-related deaths dropped to […]
U.S. reopening continues
The state of Illinois, including Chicago, lifted almost all coronavirus-related capacity restrictions on Friday amid still-falling daily infection rates across the country. State and local health […]
UF Health researchers seek to stop next pandemic
UF Health researchers are joining an ambitious global effort led by The Rockefeller Foundation to better track the coronavirus and its variants and set up a […]
UF Health to offer free services in East Gainesville
UF Health has announced it will provide an assortment of health assessments, medical and research information and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations for a community impact day next […]