An antibiotic used to treat leprosy is among a handful of existing drugs that could attack and slow the spread of the United Kingdom variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, a University of Florida Health researcher has found.
Despite more than 450,000 deaths from COVID-19 so far in the U.S., nearly a third of Americans say they definitely or probably will not get the vaccine, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs survey.
UF experts discuss how to engage with older friends and family members during the coronavirus crisis while still adhering to social distancing recommendations.
In a project with the UF Informatics Institute SEED Fund, the Departments of UF Sociology and UF Linguistics will study different topics on COVID-19.
UF Psychology professor Lisa Scott discusses the effects of traditional face masks on early childhood development.
Members in UF’s Warren B. Nelms Institute, CISE and ECE are developing an affordable wearable device that indicates appropriate social distancing.
New research from the University of Florida provides strong evidence that aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be possible.
As laborers return to the fields this fall in Florida, both unauthorized workers and those authorized to plant and pick crops through a guest worker visa are vulnerable to the coronavirus.
The trial is part of the national HERO Registry centered on COVID-19 investigations.
An editorial by UF professors, published in the American Journal of Public Health, casts a spotlight on the plight of guest agricultural workers during the pandemic.
Gabriela Hamerlinck teaches about pandemics at UF.
A multi-region, multi-institution research and outreach team investigating the impact of COVID-19 on food and agricultural systems will host a...