COVID-19

Three common antihistamine medications have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit infection of cells by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Which global distribution strategy for a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine will save the most lives?

Researchers at UF departments of environmental and global health and epidemiology received a RAPID grant from NSF to study materials used to protect against COVID-19.

Superfast, portable COVID-19 testing method detects the virus much faster than currently available methods.

“You need large numbers and multiple products in many different settings tested in many different kinds of people to assess whether they’re really safe and effective,” said Ira Longini, a professor at UF PHHP and UF Medicine.

While many spots on campus sit empty, the Department of Physics’ Machine Shop is up and running to aid in an important effort to protect health care workers.

Researchers and clinicians continue to search for ways to alleviate the suffering of patients and the demands on crowded hospitals.

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.

Convalescent plasma does not effectively prevent the progression of COVID-19 from a mild to severe form of the disease in high-risk patients, according to the results of a national clinical trial that involved University of Florida Health.

UF Department of Urban and Regional Planning Professor Ruth Steiner presented ideas pertaining to urban design in the COVID-19 era.