Health

Veteran caregivers, spouses now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 26, 2021

The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) is now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to the spouses and caregivers of all veterans currently receiving care at […]

Health

Sheriff urges continued COVID-19 vigilance

J.C. Derrick

Mar 26, 2021

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the last week has brought a flurry of news that indicates the end may be in sight. Florida became one […]

Health

LifeSouth says local blood supply at critical level

J.C. Derrick

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 […]

Health

U.S. vaccination rollout hits milestones

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Health

DeSantis: Vaccine access to expand to Floridians 18+

J.C. Derrick

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 […]

Health

BOCC may let emergency order expire next month

Suzette Cook

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 […]

Business

Gainesville screens still dark as Regal relaunches

Suzette Cook

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 […]

Health

Vaccine opens to 50+ residents in Alachua County

Mainstreet Daily News

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. […]

Health

UF Health team performs state’s first triple-organ transplant

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Health

DeSantis: COVID-19 vaccine will open to 50+ Monday

Suzette Cook

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 […]

Health

FDA clears UF cancer drug for clinical trials

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Health

IRS pushes back tax filing deadline to May 17

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Health

Columbia County opens 18+ vaccine registration

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Health

VA drops appointments, age requirements for vaccines

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Health

UF Health physician tackles pandemic questions, misinformation

Bill Levesque | UF Health

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 […]

Health

Alachua County rental assistance program opens today

Mainstreet Daily News

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) […]

Faith + Inspiration

Newberry student donates $14,000 auction prize to friend

Suzette Cook

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 […]

Health

Study: Late-quarantine students spread coronavirus

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Health

County at vaccine capacity, awaits more eligibility

Suzette Cook

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 […]

Health

Vaccine momentum builds as DeSantis lowers access age

J.C. Derrick

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 […]

Health

Newly eligible groups can begin scheduling vaccine appointments

J.C. Derrick

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. […]

Health

All area veterans now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

J.C. Derrick

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 […]

Health

Outdoor vaccine clinic scheduled Tuesday in Newberry

Mainstreet Daily News

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, […]

Health

Newberry gearing up to hold vaccine walk this weekend

Suzette Cook

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. […]