Health

DeSantis: Reduce COVID-19 vaccine allotments for hospitals not getting ‘shots in arms’

Suzette Cook

Jan 4, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that hospitals not administering vaccine allotments quick enough will receive smaller future shipments. DeSantis spoke from Orlando Health and addressed […]

Health

North Florida, South Georgia VA hospitals begin COVID-19 vaccination

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 29, 2020

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North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System is offering COVID-19 vaccination to health care personnel and Veterans residing in the VA long term care facilities. The […]

Education

Alachua County presents elementary, middle and high school virtual winter concert series

Suzette Cook

Dec 28, 2020

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Throughout winter break, Alachua County Public Schools is releasing winter concerts from area schools for all to enjoy from the comfort of home. Music teachers throughout […]

Health

Registration for COVID-19 vaccine available for Alachua County residents over 65

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 28, 2020

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County anticipates receiving its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week. “This represents a significant […]

Health

UF Health Shands Hospital ranked best in Florida

Bill Levesque | UF Health

Dec 25, 2020

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University of Florida Health Shands Hospital emerged as Florida’s top health center and one of the nation’s elite in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 […]

Health

Alachua County adult ICU beds now 90 percent occupied

Suzette Cook

Dec 24, 2020

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Florida’s Agency for The Health Care Administration (AHCA) is reporting that of the 308 adult ICU beds available in Alachua County hospitals on Christmas Eve, only […]

Business

Moderna vaccinations begin for health care employees at UF Health in Gainesville

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 23, 2020

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GAINESVILLE — University of Florida Health faculty and staff today began receiving a vaccine developed by Moderna, the second of two authorized vaccines upon which rest the […]

Health

UF Health chief epidemiologist debunks common COVID-19 vaccine myths

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 22, 2020

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Here is a link to the UF Health COVID-19 website, for more information about the vaccine: https://coronavirus.ufhealth.org/vaccinations/ As the new vaccines developed to combat COVID-19 begin to […]

Health

TOP story of 2020: UF doctor’s discovery used on every continent to battle COVID-19 spread

Suzette Cook

Dec 21, 2020

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In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, UF Health Anesthesiologist Dr. Bruce Spiess says he woke up in the middle of the night with an epiphany […]

Government + Politics

In case you missed it: Hawthorne Hornets, UF Health, and Alachua County

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 20, 2020

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It was a busy news week in our community. Among the stories Mainstreet Daily News covered were: The Hawthorne Hornets came one win away from its […]

Health

COVID-19 testing: We’ve come a long way

Suzette Cook

Dec 18, 2020

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The parking garage at UF Health Springhill was a different scene back in April when COVID-19 testing was new to Alachua County and test results took […]

Health

UF Health in Gainesville begins vaccinating high-risk health care employees against COVID-19

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 16, 2020

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After months of anguish and anticipation, after the long days and the longer nights of a pandemic that has stressed communities across Florida, the nation and […]

Health

UF Health Gainesville receives 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Suzette Cook

Dec 14, 2020

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UF Health in Gainesville announced that it received 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from UF Health Jacksonville Monday afternoon. “We plan to begin providing the […]

Health

UF Health Jacksonville first in Florida to administer COVID-19 vaccine

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 14, 2020

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A group of 10 front-line health care workers at UF Health Jacksonville are believed to be the first in Florida, and possibly the Southeast, to receive […]

Health

Freezers at UF Health Shands ready for doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Suzette Cook

Dec 13, 2020

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CDC vaccine advisers voted to recommend the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Saturday, and freezers at UF Health Shands are ready to receive a share of […]

Government + Politics

Alachua County Health: Don’t let your COVID-19 guard down

Suzette Cook

Dec 10, 2020

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Alachua County Health Department Director Paul Myers said sources of new cases of COVID-19 in the county are being linked back to household transmission, family and […]

Health

Free COVID-19 testing and flu shots available this Saturday in Gainesville

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 8, 2020

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The Alachua County Health Department together with the COVID-19 Student Service Corps @ UF will provide free drive-thru COVID-19 testing and flu shots this Saturday at […]

Business

Florida businesses to see 2021 unemployment tax increase, workers’ compensation rate cut

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 7, 2020

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The Center Square – Florida businesses will pay higher unemployment taxes but lower workers’ compensation rates in 2021, a bad news-good news scenario fostered by the […]

Government + Politics

In case you missed it: Hawthorne Hornets, High Springs, Kirby Farms

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 6, 2020

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It was a busy news week in our community. Among the stories Mainstreet Daily News covered were: The Hawthorne Hornets advanced to the state finals with […]

Government + Politics

Alachua County Housing Program awarded over $500,000 in COVID-19 relief funds

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 5, 2020

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The Alachua County Housing Program has been awarded funding, through the Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF), in the amount of $556,533.00 to assist with back rental, mortgage, […]

Health

Existing antihistamine drugs show effectiveness against COVID-19 virus in cell testing

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 4, 2020

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Three common antihistamine medications have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit infection of cells by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, University of Florida Health researchers […]

Government + Politics

Gainesville Cold Night Shelter Program anticipated December 5th-10th

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 4, 2020

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City of Gainesville officials anticipate severe weather conditions, including temperatures below 45 degrees Fahrenheit during evening hours, Saturday, Dec. 5 through Thursday, Dec. 10. The anticipated […]

Government + Politics

Rubio calls for more small business loan money in compromise COVID-19 relief bill

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 4, 2020

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The Center Square – The $908 billion pandemic stimulus compromise package being discussed in the U.S. Senate is a hopeful sign of progress, Florida Republican U.S. […]

Health

Retail pharmacies to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Florida nursing homes

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 3, 2020

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The Center Square – Florida’s proposed mass inoculation plan calls for rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state’s 4,000-plus nursing homes and long-term care centers […]