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UF Health acquires equipment for storage and transportation of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

A comparatively small but crucial piece of the massive rollout efforts designed to get the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from...

UF Health psychiatrist talks about the mental health challenges posed by COVID-19

It’s a pandemic seemingly without end. The latest coronavirus variant is fueling a surge in cases while Americans worry about ever-more infectious versions to come. The daily news is filled with talk of sickness, overburdened health care providers and the struggle to mask and vaccinate a nation. It’s a recipe for a mental health crisis.

Casting light on COVID-19 and guest agricultural workers

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.

Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?

The director of the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste and the co-director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program answer questions about this emerging trend.

UF Bruce Spiess presses for urgent action on blood substitutes

The current crisis highlights the critical need for the federal government to approve and begin manufacturing oxygen therapeutics, said Bruce Spiess.

Reclaiming Urban Spaces in the COVID-Era and Beyond

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

Testing quarantined students before they return to school helps prevent asymptomatic cases from re-entering classroom

Many high school students on day nine or later of their COVID-19 quarantine period tested positive for the virus, a University of Florida study published in JAMA has found.

Survey: Eighty percent of Americans would get COVID-19 vaccine if available

80 percent of respondents indicated they would get a vaccine for COVID-19 if it were available

COVID-19 risk factors vary by farm workers’ legal status; shows need for tailored measures

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.

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.

UF Health researcher says vaccination key to protecting against the coronavirus delta variant

University of Florida Health researchers are joining an ambitious global effort led by The Rockefeller Foundation to better track the coronavirus and its variants and set up a network of collaborators to stop any nascent pandemic in the future.