Local hospitals see ‘dramatic’ COVID case decline
After plateauing the past two weeks, local COVID-positive hospitalization cases are finally declining. On Monday, UF Health Shands Hospital and North Florida Regional Medical Center reported […]
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Local hospitals see ‘dramatic’ COVID case decline
After plateauing the past two weeks, local COVID-positive hospitalization cases are finally declining. On Monday, UF Health Shands Hospital and North Florida Regional Medical Center reported […]
States drop mask mandates
Illinois, Massachusetts and New York joined the list of states planning to lift public face-covering requirements by the end of February or in March. New York Gov. […]
Area hospitals see slight decline in COVID cases
While new state and county COVID-positive cases continue to see a significant decrease, Gainesville hospitalization numbers are plateauing and showing signs they will also decline further. […]
Florida COVID-19 cases continue decline
Reported COVID-19 cases in Florida followed the national trend of declining this week. According to Florida Department of Health data released Friday, the state recorded 132,622 […]
FDA grants Moderna COVID-19 vaccine full approval
Millions of Americans already received the shot, which will go by brand name Spikevax, under emergency authorization. The decision from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
COVID cases, hospitalizations dropping
New COVID-19 positive cases show the omicron variant wave may have finally crested statewide and locally. Both the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) and Gainesville’s hospitals […]
Pfizer to conduct omicron-specific vaccine trial
Pfizer and partner BioNTech are enrolling nearly 1,500 healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine for effectiveness against the omicron variant. While the World Health […]
OSHA abandons business vaccine mandate
The Biden administration has withdrawn sweeping COVID-19 regulations it proposed for all U.S. businesses with 100 employees or more. The Supreme Court on Jan. 13 blocked […]
DeSantis vows to fight feds on monoclonal shutdown
All monoclonal antibody sites in Florida are now closed after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration narrowed its emergency use authorization, eliminating treatments “unlikely to be […]
Local COVID hospitalizations rise despite case dip
While the rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations moderately increased by 9 percent since last week, Gainesville hospital officials still say the patient number hasn’t peaked. According to […]
Judge blocks federal worker vaccine mandate
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown of Texas issued a nationwide injunction Friday, ruling the government cannot enforce a requirement that more than 3.5 million federal employees […]
China enforces zero-COVID policy before Olympics
Citing concerns of widespread COVID-19 infection, the Olympics organizing committee shortened the torch relay to only three days. The flame will be displayed in enclosed venues, […]
COVID cases, hospitalizations on statewide decline
COVID-19 cases are on the decline in Alachua County and across Florida as predicted by experts at the University of Florida. Researchers updated the model and […]
SBAC approves plan for $61M in pandemic grants
Addressing student mental well-being and making up for learning loss are top priorities for parents, teachers and students in Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS), according to […]
COVID hospitalizations continue local surge
Omicron continues to push Gainesville hospitalization numbers to their highest levels since early September. As of Tuesday, UF Health Shands Hospital and North Florida Regional Medical […]
Omicron wave hits nursing homes
The American Health Care Association, which represents more than 14,000 nursing homes nationwide, found that as of Jan. 9, the daily average number of COVID-19 cases among nursing […]
Alachua County sets record with 6,524 COVID cases
New cases of COVID-19 this week broke all records in Alachua County and made the county one of the hottest spots in the state of Florida. […]
Area COVID hospitalizations start slowing
Area COVID-positive patients have more than doubled since last week, but hospital officials report admittance rates are finally slowing and may plateau soon. According to a […]
Supreme Court splits decision on vaccine mandates
The nation’s highest court blocked the Biden administration’s order that employees at large businesses must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or test weekly and wear masks. The […]
UF Health expert Q&A on booster shots for kids
As cases of the omicron variant continue to surge, two federal agencies have approved booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-old children. […]
Experts: Omicron cases might have peaked
A model by the University of Washington estimates the wave of COVID-19 infection in the United States brought on by the omicron variant has crested and will […]
Alachua County sets COVID case record as surge slows
Omicron’s end may be in sight. Despite unprecedented positive case numbers, the latest data show COVID-19 cases in Florida and Alachua County are climbing at a […]
U.S. Supreme Court considers vaccine mandates
The nation’s highest court heard more than three hours of oral arguments in person on Friday about the constitutionality of two federal vaccine mandates. Lawyers representing businesses […]
U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise
Continuing recent trends, U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,300 flights nationwide on Thursday due to workers calling in sick with the coronavirus. The shortages track with […]