DeSantis: School mask mandate equals loss of funds
Jul 31, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is forcing school districts across the state to do the math by giving all 67 counties the same formula: A face mask […]
Covid-19
DeSantis: School mask mandate equals loss of funds
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is forcing school districts across the state to do the math by giving all 67 counties the same formula: A face mask […]
COVID patients pouring into local hospitals
Jul 29, 2021
Surging COVID-19 numbers are leading local hospitals to shift resources to meet sharply rising demand. On Wednesday UF Health Shands Hospital reported 107 COVID-positive patients, almost […]
Businesses, government add vaccine mandates
Jul 28, 2021
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 […]
ACPS releases reopening plan draft
Jul 28, 2021
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
Jul 27, 2021
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
Jul 26, 2021
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
Jul 22, 2021
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
Jul 20, 2021
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
Jul 20, 2021
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
Jul 19, 2021
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
Jul 15, 2021
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
Jul 9, 2021
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.
Jul 8, 2021
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
Jul 6, 2021
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
Jun 30, 2021
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
Jun 30, 2021
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
Jun 25, 2021
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
Jun 24, 2021
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
Jun 23, 2021
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
Jun 22, 2021
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
Jun 21, 2021
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
Jun 17, 2021
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
Jun 16, 2021
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
Jun 14, 2021
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 […]