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The high-quality masks will go to pharmacies and community health centers starting this week in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.
Read More »The Biden administration will give out 400 million free N95 masks
University system officials urge masks, vaccinations for college students, faculty and staff
Saying it is “clear the pandemic is not over,” top university system officials are asking students and employees to wear masks on campus and get booster shots to protect against COVID-19 as the spring semester prepares to start.
Read More »Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1
Federal student loans will remain paused through May 1 and interest rates will remain at 0% during that period.
Read More »President Biden Outlines Plan To Address Surging COVID-19 Cases
As COVID-19 cases surge across the U.S. ahead of Christmas, President Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s plans to fight the onslaught of cases and the rapidly-spreading omicron variant of the virus.
Read More »Gainesville Fire Rescue launches mobile COVID treatment program
The Community Resource Paramedicine program, made up of Gainesville Fire Rescue employees and interns, launched a mobile monoclonal antibody therapy service called the Regeneron program in early December.
Read More »Alachua County tourism rising to pre-COVID levels, but omicron could jeopardize that
Business owners share concerns about the omicron variant and how it might hamper the economic bounce-back experienced so far this year.
Read More »UF trustee chairman was back-channel to DeSantis office over pandemic decision
The chairman of the University of Florida board of trustees served as a liaison with the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis when administrators were considering temporarily moving some college classes online due to the pandemic, according to text messages.
Read More »Florida’s first cases of the omicron variant are in Tampa and St. Lucie County
The first known cases of the coronavirus omicron variant in Florida have been detected in St. Lucie County and at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, the state Department of Health reported.
Read More »See the data: Florida COVID-19 vaccination, infection rates as of Nov. 18
On Oct. 29, rule changes to vaccination mandates allowed children ages 5 to 11 to receive the vaccine. According to the state’s weekly COVID-19 situation report, 6% of children 5 to 11 have received the vaccine thus far, while 56% of Floridians 12 to 19 are vaccinated. People in this …
Read More »Students in Alachua County Public Schools can now opt-out of a mask mandate
Over the past few months, Alachua County has seen encouraging trends with COVID-19 cases. In the latest weekly report, Alachua County has seen about 100 positive cases, down from over 1,000 cases two months ago. Alachua County Public Schools are noticing similar data for their students and employees.
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