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After a year of shutdowns and isolation, people are looking for ways to be entertained again.
Read More »Gainesville Comedy Shows Offers COVID-Safe Laughs
Here’s How Veterans In North Florida And South Georgia Are Getting A COVID-19 Vaccine Through The VA
Veterans may schedule an appointment by calling 352-548-6000 ext. 103755.
Read More »UF Health Mass Vaccination Events Bring Busy First Week, Thousands Of Doses Administered
UF Health's second mass vaccination event this week brought thousands of people to the University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Wednesday.
Read More »Community IDs Enable Undocumented Citizens To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Nearly a thousand IDs have been issued by the Human Rights Coalition since 2018, including 73 since the start of this year.
Read More »Marion County Starts Vaccinating Jail Inmates Against COVID-19
It makes them among the first inmates in Florida to receive the shot.
Read More »UF To Provide COVID-19 Vaccines To Campus Community
Hope is on the horizon as more students and faculty return to the University of Florida campus starting this summer and fall.
Read More »UF Will Take Part In Moderna’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Study
The University of Florida will include its students in a study this summer to see how well Moderna’s vaccine prevents transmission.
Read More »April 5: The Day All Floridians 18 And Older Can Get A COVID-19 Vaccine, DeSantis Says
Starting March 29, the eligibility requirement for getting the vaccine will drop from 50 to 40, the governor said in a news release. The age requirement dropped from 60 to 50 on Monday.
Read More »Alachua County Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions For Those Who Have Been Vaccinated
Alachua County updated its emergency order to allow fully vaccinated people to visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.
Read More »Florida Faces Supply Shortages With Johnson And Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
The Florida Department of Health reported that over seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered throughout the state. But last week, the governor announced the supply of one vaccine is falling short.
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