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COVID-19

UF study sheds light on the roles of children and asymptomatic infections in COVID-19 household transmission

A new University of Florida epidemiological study finds that while children are less susceptible to COVID-19, when they do become infected they can be nearly 60% more likely than adults over 60 to infect exposed family members.

About 35% of all COVID-19 infections never show symptoms

A new study found that 35% of all COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic. Children are most likely to lack symptoms, while the elderly are least likely.

UF Health among first in world to use novel diaphragmatic pacer to help COVID-19 patients breathe

Researchers and clinicians continue to search for ways to alleviate the suffering of patients and the demands on crowded hospitals.
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UF Health researchers in Jacksonville are studying the effects of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)

The trial is part of the national HERO Registry centered on COVID-19 investigations.

Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic — David Duffy and Jessica Alice Farrell

Imagine discovering an animal species you thought had gone extinct was still living – without laying eyes on it. Such was the case with the Brazilian frog species Megaelosia bocainensis.
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Juggling classes, research, UF students join the fight against COVID-19

Thirty UF faculty members and students answered the call when the state of Florida needed to drastically boost the number of epidemiologists working with health departments around the state.

COVID-19 model on effectiveness of global vaccination strategies

Which global distribution strategy for a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine will save the most lives?
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COVID 19 response: Your grocery and food-safety questions answered

UF/IFAS food safety experts answer your questions to debunk facts vs. myths on shopping safely for groceries.
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UF Health researcher explains new challenges to testing treatments during an outbreak

A UF team of infectious disease experts propose a core protocol for such vaccination trials.

Hundreds of University of Florida students to be part of landmark study on COVID-19 spread

The University of Florida will attempt to vaccinate more than 1,000 students as part of a landmark national study to determine whether young people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine can still spread the coronavirus.
The presence of the pJAK2 peptide (top middle) is shown to block replication of a human coronavirus. The next panel (top right) shows how an inactive control peptide does not affect the spread of the virus.

UF researchers discover new way to inhibit virus that causes COVID-19 — Doug Bennett

When the virus that causes COVID-19 enters the body, it hijacks cellular proteins and suppresses the human inflammatory response, allowing...

UF Health pediatrician offers COVID-19 vaccine advice for parents as summer approaches

The race to defeat the novel coronavirus took a major leap forward last week when the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children 12 to 15 years old.
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