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

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 28, 2020

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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UF muscle cell experiment to study age-related muscle loss aboard International Space Station

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 3, 2020

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An out-of-this-world mission may help University of Florida researchers understand why adults lose muscle strength as they age. Tiny muscle cells contained on tissue chips are […]

Government + Politics

Alachua County CARES Act distributions reach $21 million for individuals

Suzette Cook

Dec 2, 2020

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Alachua County has already disbursed more than $13.6 million in CARES Act funds to 3,450 Alachua County households and estimates that the total will reach more […]

Government + Politics

New Health Officer selected for Dixie, Levy, and Gilchrist Counties

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 1, 2020

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TALLAHASSEE— The Florida Department of Health is pleased to announce Natalie McKellips, JD, as the Health Officer for Dixie, Levy and Gilchrist Counties effective November 20, 2020. She […]