LifeSouth says local blood supply at critical level
Mar 26, 2021
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has issued an urgent call for blood citing critically low supply levels in the Gainesville area. LifeSouth defines an emergency need as […]
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LifeSouth says local blood supply at critical level
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has issued an urgent call for blood citing critically low supply levels in the Gainesville area. LifeSouth defines an emergency need as […]
U.S. vaccination rollout hits milestones
Mar 25, 2021
The United States is recording about 50,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, but the number of average daily deaths from the disease has dropped below […]
DeSantis: Vaccine access to expand to Floridians 18+
Mar 25, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that all residents 18 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by April 5. “We’ve now vaccinated […]
BOCC may let emergency order expire next month
Mar 24, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will convene on April 13 and hopes to make a decision at that meeting to end the emergency […]
Gainesville screens still dark as Regal relaunches
Mar 24, 2021
Three Regal movie theaters in Gainesville went dark last March, then lit up again in time for the Empire Strikes Back 40th anniversary in September. Then […]
Vaccine opens to 50+ residents in Alachua County
Mar 23, 2021
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Alachua County has opened COVID-19 vaccine appointments to residents age 50 and older, following the latest guidelines from Gov. […]
UF Health team performs state’s first triple-organ transplant
Mar 23, 2021
If surgery were gymnastics, a triple-organ transplant would be a feat worthy of the Olympics. It has everything: Complex and intricate procedure? Check. Frequency of pre-existing […]
DeSantis: COVID-19 vaccine will open to 50+ Monday
Mar 19, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents 50 years old and up starting on Monday, March 22. Alachua County residents can register […]
FDA clears UF cancer drug for clinical trials
Mar 18, 2021
An anticancer drug developed by researchers from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has become the first drug of its kind allowed to proceed to […]
IRS pushes back tax filing deadline to May 17
Mar 18, 2021
Americans won’t need to finish their income tax paperwork this year until May 17. The IRS is pushing back the 2021 federal filing deadline from its […]
Columbia County opens 18+ vaccine registration
Mar 16, 2021
The Columbia County Health Department is inviting Columbia residents 18 and older to begin signing up now to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis […]
VA drops appointments, age requirements for vaccines
Mar 15, 2021
This week the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System is holding walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics with no age requirement in Gainesville and Lake City. “Vaccines will […]
UF Health physician tackles pandemic questions, misinformation
Mar 15, 2021
The novel coronavirus is still sickening Americans by the tens of thousands. But three vaccines are now available to stem the pandemic, and for many, hope […]
Alachua County rental assistance program opens today
Mar 15, 2021
Alachua County will begin accepting online applications at noon today for more than $8 million in federal rental assistance funds. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) […]
Newberry student donates $14,000 auction prize to friend
Mar 12, 2021
It was FFA member Bethany Keller’s mom who was in the crowd pushing the pound price higher and higher at the market auction on closing day […]
Study: Late-quarantine students spread coronavirus
Mar 11, 2021
Many high school students on day nine or later of their COVID-19 quarantine period tested positive for the virus, a University of Florida study published in […]
County at vaccine capacity, awaits more eligibility
Mar 10, 2021
The Alachua County Health Department had 3,000 COVID-19 vaccines up for grabs at a recent clinic for the 65 and older population, but only 1,300 were […]
Vaccine momentum builds as DeSantis lowers access age
Mar 9, 2021
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System began administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday amid a flurry of good news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic that […]
Newly eligible groups can begin scheduling vaccine appointments
Mar 4, 2021
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Alachua County has opened vaccine registration for populations Gov. Ron DeSantis declared eligible in an executive order issued Monday. […]
All area veterans now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Mar 3, 2021
All area veterans are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare System announced Wednesday afternoon. “Employees at the NF/SGVHS continue […]
Outdoor vaccine clinic scheduled Tuesday in Newberry
Mar 3, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccines become increasingly available, the City of Newberry and the Alachua County Health Department have announced an appointment-only vaccine clinic in Newberry on Tuesday, […]
Newberry gearing up to hold vaccine walk this weekend
Mar 2, 2021
The Rotary Club of Gainesville and Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe are teaming up this weekend to get the word out about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and registration. […]
DeSantis expands vaccine eligibility in Florida
Mar 1, 2021
On Monday Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order extending vaccine eligibility to include the following groups in Florida: Long-term care facility residents and […]
House approves stimulus bill with $1,400 checks
Mar 1, 2021
Lawmakers passed a $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan along party lines over the weekend, bringing President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package a step closer to reality. […]