Category: COVID-19
A look at how COVID-19 affected us
Whether we want to admit it or not, we’re fundamentally different than we were one year ago. As President Fuchs shared in a video released yesterday commemorating UF’s COVID-19 response, “This has been a year of masks, zooms, physical distancing and many other challenges. But it has also been a year of remarkable accomplishments, innovation […]
Join Dr. Michael Lauzardo for an upcoming town hall on COVID-19 vaccines
UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Dr. Michael Lauzardo will lead three town halls for faculty and staff over the next two weeks to discuss the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines and address any questions you might have. Register for one of the sessions listed below to join the discussion. Thursday, March […]
Faculty and staff encouraged to look to local resources as UF Health seeks additional vaccine supply
In late December and early January, UF Health was asked to vaccinate as many individuals as possible and as quickly as possible for those who met eligibility criteria outlined by the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, at this time, it is unknown when or if additional vaccines will be arriving […]
What UF employees need to know about access to COVID-19 vaccinations
As UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Dr. Michael Lauzardo shared in his update to the UF community yesterday, despite uncertainty about vaccine availability, the UF Health team is working closely with the state and Alachua County’s branch of the Florida Department of Health to continue to expand access to COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the community. Vaccine allocation and distribution […]
Community vaccination event at stadium this Friday for those 65+
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, using its own vaccine supplies and with the support of UF Health, will launch the county’s largest coronavirus vaccination effort yet at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium’s Touchdown Terrace on Friday morning, on the north end zone-side of the venue. By the end of the day, 1,000 […]
Dr. Cindy Prins lends expertise to assess UF spaces for COVID-19 transmission risks
In her role as the infection preventionist for the UF Health Screen, Test and Protect Program, Cindy Prins, Ph.D., clinical associate professor of epidemiology and assistant dean for educational affairs for the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, offers infection control assessments for UF entities who aim to resume activities throughout campus. Since […]
UF Pharmacy students helping to administer COVID-19 vaccines
Pharmacy students in the UF College of Pharmacy are playing a central role in providing COVID-19 vaccines to Floridians. Student volunteers in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Orlando have joined the vaccination effort to help stem the pandemic. Learn More
UF data study: Vitamin D deficiency tied to increased COVID-19 risk
Patients with a vitamin D deficiency were four times more likely to be COVID-19 positive than those with a sufficient amount of the crucial vitamin, a University of Florida research team has found. And African American patients with insufficient vitamin D levels were three times more likely to be infected by the coronavirus. Insufficient vitamin […]
New Science by the Slice podcast series explores COVID-19
A new podcast produced by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education, or PIE Center, explores the science behind issues affecting our daily lives. Check out the center’s first series, which focuses on COVID-19 with episodes featuring Dr. Ilara Capua, director of the One Health Center of Excellence, and Dr. Glenn Morris, director of UF’s Emerging Pathogens […]
Smell tests evaluated as potential tool to identify COVID-19
A team of University of Florida neuroscientists will analyze two different smell tests under a National Institutes of Health grant aimed at developing inexpensive, at-home tests to help identify new cases of COVID-19 and provide a warning sign of a community outbreak in time to thwart it. Discover
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