County health to expand primary care hours
Sep 29, 2021
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County will be expanding hours of operation next month as a result of the approval of a $500,000 funding […]
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County health to expand primary care hours
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County will be expanding hours of operation next month as a result of the approval of a $500,000 funding […]
Alachua County mask mandate set to expire
Sep 28, 2021
An emergency action requiring face mask wearing while indoors in public spaces in Alachua County expires on Thursday. The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) […]
VA offers COVID booster shots starting Wednesday
Sep 28, 2021
Starting Wednesday, the North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) will begin offering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shots under the Emergency Use Authorization. This decision follows […]
UF: Long COVID continues to plague victims
Sep 28, 2021
The symptoms of COVID-19 can be terrible enough in the days and weeks after infection by the coronavirus. Many people, however, soon discover the microscopic invader […]
LifeSouth celebrates new donor center
Sep 27, 2021
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers will cut the ribbon on its new location in the Steeplechase Publix shopping center off of Newberry Road this Thursday from 4 […]
Gainesville votes to reconsider vaccine mandate
Sep 23, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission voted 6-1 Thursday afternoon to reconsider its vaccine mandate, one day after a local judge issued an injunction to stop it. As […]
GPD Co-Responder Teams spearhead mental health response
Sep 23, 2021
Corporal Shelley Postle remembers blocking traffic at SE Williston Road and SE 16th Avenue in East Gainesville as cars slowed and stopped to avoid a wreck. […]
New surgeon general alters school COVID policies
Sep 22, 2021
New Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued an emergency rule Wednesday letting parents decide if their asymptomatic children should quarantine after exposure to someone who […]
Court halts Gainesville’s vaccine mandate
Sep 22, 2021
An Alachua County judge has issued an emergency injunction barring Gainesville from enforcing its vaccine mandate for employees and contractors. Judge Monica Brasington of Florida’s Eighth […]
DeSantis appoints new UF professor surgeon general
Sep 21, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a new UF professor, as Florida’s next surgeon general and secretary of the Department of Health on Tuesday. Ladapo […]
UF: Allergies shouldn’t prevent COVID vaccination
Sep 21, 2021
Getting a vaccination against COVID-19 makes sense for just about everybody. Vaccines remain highly effective in preventing infection, severe disease and hospitalization. Unvaccinated Americans are 11 […]
Court set to rule on city’s vaccine mandate
Sep 20, 2021
An Eighth Circuit Court judge said Monday she expects to rule quickly on a preliminary injunction involving Gainesville’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and contractors. Jeff […]
UF presents East Gainesville urgent care plan
Sep 20, 2021
UF Health presented its plan for an East Gainesville urgent care facility to both the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners and the Gainesville City Commission […]
Florida, feds tussle over monoclonal supply
Sep 18, 2021
The Biden administration announced this week that it is handing control of the monoclonal antibody supply chain to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
UF expert discusses COVID booster
Sep 15, 2021
As the delta variant of the coronavirus persists, federal officials are urgently studying the safety and effectiveness of a third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines as […]
Florida files brief in Gainesville vaccine case
Sep 15, 2021
The Florida Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief in support of workers who are challenging Gainesville’s vaccine requirement for city employees, claiming the mandate will […]
UF experts dispute COVID comments at Newberry rally
Sep 14, 2021
UF Health experts are disputing COVID-19 statements made at a Monday event in Newberry featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis and other elected officials. At the event held […]
DeSantis, state reps vow to block vaccine mandates
Sep 13, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a host of state representatives dug their heels in vowing to protect Floridians from being required by their employers to receive […]
Appeals court reinstates school mask mandate ban
Sep 10, 2021
The First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee reinstated a ban on school mask mandates Friday, continuing a legal seesaw that began two weeks ago and […]
UF, Santa Fe decline BOCC request for mask mandate
Sep 10, 2021
Update (3:45 p.m.): Both UF President Kent Fuchs and Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie responded to BOCC Chair Ken Cornell on Friday saying they have no […]
Biden announces vaccine mandate for millions
Sep 9, 2021
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a six-point plan to combat the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, but one point drew most of the attention: a sweeping vaccine […]
UF Health discovery may help stroke patients
Sep 8, 2021
When a patient suffers a stroke, oxygen-starved brain cells begin dying within minutes. In these crucial moments, the brain produces a vital catalyst to protect itself […]
Q&A on COVID mental health challenges
Sep 6, 2021
The latest coronavirus variant fueled a surge in cases and anxiety as Americans wonder if this pandemic will ever end. The daily news is filled with […]
SBAC files court challenge to FDOH emergency rule
Sep 4, 2021
The School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) has teamed up with school boards from Broward and Orange counties to overturn a Florida Department of Health (FDOH) […]