UF faces criticism after hiring Florida surgeon general critical of COVID-19 measures
The speed of Dr. Joseph Ladapo’s tenure approval along with his controversial views on COVID-19 measures have some questioning his meteoric rise.
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The speed of Dr. Joseph Ladapo’s tenure approval along with his controversial views on COVID-19 measures have some questioning his meteoric rise.
UF professor and virologist John Lednicky discovered two different animal coronaviruses in mid and late 2020 and early 2021 that caused mild human illnesses.
Correction: This article was updated to reflect that UF Health commented on the Omicron variant. A previous version of this article reported otherwise.
A Shands psychiatric patient was cornered by staff, shocked by force and left with lasting memory damage.
The number of UF affiliates quarantined fell to 95 Monday — 39 less than Nov. 15.
When the COVID-19 pandemic took opportunities away from pre-health students, Alyson Moriarty created her own.
The number of UF affiliates quarantined rose to 134 Monday — 14 more than Nov. 8.
The number of UF affiliates quarantined rose to 118 Monday — 20 more than Nov. 2.
UF cases continue to drop, with a current three-case seven-day average as of Tuesday.
As of last week, 95% of Shands COVID-19 patients were unvaccinated. Despite high hospitalization numbers and experts reassuring people that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, some are still skeptical about getting the shot.
UF Health announced Wednesday all its employees must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 or have an approved accommodation on file.
Last week’s rise in COVID-19 patients in Alachua County was short-lived, as the number decreased this week.
The number of COVID-19 patients increased in Alachua County this week after six consecutive weeks of cases declining.
Nurses worked 12-hour shifts at the height of the pandemic — all without lunch breaks. Hesitant of the work hours and stress, Claire Sproule almost chose a different career path than nursing.
The number of COVID-19 patients continued to fall in Alachua County and across the country since Sept. 7.
Coughs, runny noses and sore throats are now common symptoms for many UF students. After a decrease of flu cases in 2020, students are once again catching the “Gainesville Plague” three months into the semester.
The number of COVID-19 patients continues to fall in Alachua County and across the country.
The number of UF affiliates quarantined fell by about 24% from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28.
COVID-19 hospitalizations fell by 38% from Sept. 13 to Monday, said UF Health Shands Hospital CEO Ed Jimenez. Twenty-four of this week’s 91 COVID-19 patients were in the ICU.
As UF Health vows to follow federal regulatory approval, COVID-19 booster shots might soon be mass distributed.