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In the fight against long-haul COVID-19 symptoms, vaccination still best preventive option

people, however, soon discover the microscopic invader won’t allow them to return to their normal lives even months after infection. It’s an especially insidious side of the coronavirus that makes vaccination all the more important — COVID-19 as chronic illness.

COVID-19 not likely to trigger Type 1 diabetes, UF Health researchers find in joint study

A protein thought to be the novel coronavirus’ entryway into the body could not be detected in the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in three dozen individuals.

UF researchers help expand indoor gardening trend triggered by pandemic

Recent research shows that about 80% of those who took up gardening since the beginning of COVID-19 will continue the pastime in 2021.

Finding opportunities for wellness during COVID-19 pandemic

Lisa Merlo Greene, director of wellness programs at the University of Florida College of Medicine, offers tools to maintain wellness during a time of uncertainty.

UF Health researchers join national study of COVID-19 impacts on health workers, potential remedies

UF Researchers will begin evaluating whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 infections.

Existing antihistamine drugs show effectiveness against COVID-19 virus in cell testing

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

Experts outline path to development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines on a global scale

“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.

UF Health Jacksonville first in Florida to administer COVID-19 vaccine

A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is administered to the first group of frontline healthcare workers at UF Health Jacksonville.

Credibility during COVID-19

In a year unlike any other due to COVID-19, who can you trust when it comes to real-time information regarding a global pandemic?

Patients with severe COVID-19 twice as likely to require future hospitalizations for other illnesses

People who have recovered from a bout of severe COVID-19 may still have reason for concern about their health.

Engaging the elderly while social distancing

UF experts discuss how to engage with older friends and family members during the coronavirus crisis while still adhering to social distancing recommendations.

As school resumes, UF Health pediatrics expert gives advice on COVID-19 safety

Meanwhile, an internal report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and more transmissible than the viruses that cause seasonal flu, the common cold and Ebola.

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