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Prior to the national requirements, local hospitals have taken different approaches to mask and vaccine mandates.
Read More »Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Impacts Local Hospitals And Clinics
Alachua County Commissioners Vote To Extend Mask Mandate
Alachua County Commissioners unanimously voted on Tuesday to extend the countywide mask mandate for another week.
Read More »Gainesville City Employees File Lawsuit Against Vaccine Mandates
The lawsuit calls for a temporary and permanent injunctive relief of the vaccine mandate challenging its constitutionality.
Read More »Court Gives Boost to DeSantis In Mask Mandate Fight
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal reinstated a stay of the ruling by Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper, clearing the way for the state to try to block school districts from requiring students to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools Mask Mandate Battle Persists: ‘It’s A Fight That Didn’t Need To Start’
Many families in the Alachua County Public Schools district fought for expanded parents' rights in light of the district's recent mask mandate, which incited a lawsuit among ACPS, Broward County and Orange County public schools against the Florida Department of Health.
Read More »Biden Will Require Vaccines For Federal Workers As Part Of A New COVID Strategy
President Biden is set to deliver remarks Thursday on what the White House calls a new six-pronged strategy to contain the delta variant of the coronavirus as cases continue to surge across the country.
Read More »State Quickly Files Emergency Motion in Mask Battle
The motion filed Wednesday night requested that the Tallahassee-based appeals court reimpose the stay while the underlying battle about the Sept. 2 ruling moves forward.
Read More »Judge Again Blocks DeSantis Mask Order
Judge John Cooper on Wednesday vacated the automatic stay, meaning that his ruling last week is in effect and school districts can continue with student mask requirements as they try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Read More »Fauci Says DeSantis Is ‘Completely Incorrect’ To Call Vaccine A Mere Personal Choice
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is “completely incorrect” to suggest vaccines are a personal choice with no broad implications, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease authority. “If [DeSantis] feels that vaccines are not important for people, that they’re just important for some people, that’s completely incorrect,” Fauci said …
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Extend COVID-19 Emergency Order
The county commission’s goal is to protect its residents and community from the spread of COVID-19, and its next step in doing so is asking for the UF and Santa Fe's compliance and regulation of mandatory mask usage indoors on campus regardless of vaccination status.
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