Judge blocks federal worker vaccine mandate
Jan 22, 2022
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 […]
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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
Jan 22, 2022
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
Jan 22, 2022
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 […]
Omicron wave hits nursing homes
Jan 18, 2022
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 […]
UF researchers develop improved cancer medicine
Jan 17, 2022
University of Florida researchers have developed a new genomics-based score to deliver more personalized and effective chemotherapy treatments to pediatric leukemia patients. The predictive score brings […]
Alachua County sets record with 6,524 COVID cases
Jan 14, 2022
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
Jan 13, 2022
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 […]
UF Health expert Q&A on booster shots for kids
Jan 13, 2022
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
Jan 11, 2022
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
Jan 10, 2022
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 […]
Can antiviral agents prevent dengue virus?
Jan 9, 2022
Can the dengue virus be prevented using antiviral agents such as antibiotics or vaccines? Before considering that step, UF scientists are taking a closer look at […]
U.S. Supreme Court considers vaccine mandates
Jan 7, 2022
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
Jan 6, 2022
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 […]
DeSantis vows to ramp up antibody treatment
Jan 3, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed on Monday to protect vulnerable citizens, keep businesses and schools open and to ramp up monoclonal antibody treatment availability around the […]
COVID testing wait time grows with surge
Jan 3, 2022
As COVID-19 surges in Alachua County, wait times for testing have lengthened to days, leaving some residents little choice but to travel to neighboring towns to […]
Alachua County weekly COVID cases top 2,000
Dec 31, 2021
Alachua County recorded 2,072 new COVID-19 cases this week as the county’s positivity rate increased seven fold from two weeks ago. The data came as part […]
VA tightens visitation policy amid omicron surge
Dec 30, 2021
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare System announced Thursday that it is tightening its visitation policies amid the omicron variant surge. “The recent arrival of the […]
Johnson & Johnson: Booster works against omicron
Dec 30, 2021
A recent study of 69,000 health workers in South Africa found a second shot of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is 85 percent effective at […]
U.S. health officials shorten COVID isolation time
Dec 28, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says if you test positive for COVID-19, you no longer need to isolate for 10 days—five will do […]
COVID-19 positivity rate doubles in Alachua County
Dec 27, 2021
It’s been one year since COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Florida, but the virus variants continue to move at a fast pace, causing the positivity rate in […]
What does omicron mean for future of pandemic?
Dec 25, 2021
The omicron variant of the coronavirus went from its first appearance in South Africa in mid-November to the strain responsible for at least 73 percent of all U.S. […]
Making nutritious meals using holiday leftovers
Dec 25, 2021
You’ve finished your holiday meal, including perhaps seconds, and the aroma of traditional foods still wafts from the kitchen. Lots of people will make leftovers, whether […]
How to protect your teeth over the holidays
Dec 24, 2021
With Christmas coming on the heels of Thanksgiving, Americans spend a lot of time around food this part of the year, but the impact of more […]
WHO advises against blanket COVID-19 boosters
Dec 23, 2021
The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Wednesday that vaccine booster programs could prolong the COVID-19 pandemic. Tedros said the programs divert supplies […]