Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ Calls for Increased Monoclonal Supply – Florida Notified Planning Process for Shipment of 30,000 Additional Doses Has Begun
Today, in response to pressure from Governor Ron DeSantis, the state of Florida has been notified that planning has begun in preparation of sending 30,000...
Governor Ron DeSantis to Biden Administration: Release Stranglehold on Life-saving Monoclonal Antibodies
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis called on the Biden Administration to release the stranglehold on life-saving monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 through its allocation system and...
State Surgeon General calls on federal government to stop actively preventing distribution of COVID-19 therapeutics
"The federal government is actively preventing the effective distribution of monoclonal antibody treatments in the U.S. The sudden suspension of multiple monoclonal antibody therapy treatments...
Governor Ron DeSantis Highlights New Preventative Monoclonal Antibody for Immunocompromised Patients
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo to announce that a new long-acting COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy from AstraZeneca is...
Florida Department of Health Awards Research Funding for Alzheimer’s Disease
The University of Florida was one of the grant recipients for programs leading to the prevention of or cure for Alzheimer's disease....
UF Health researcher’s analysis finds new pattern of mutations in omicron variant
A University of Florida Health researcher has successfully analyzed the many mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a crucial step in better...
COVID-19 vaccine forms lead to confusion for ACPS parents
Many Alachua County parents were confused by the instruction to return signed vaccine consent forms, even if they don't want their child to receive the...
Vaccine exemption forms now available from Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health has released the forms that employees of private businesses may use to request exemptions from employer vaccine mandates. ...
County Health Officials Issue Rabies Alert
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County issued a rabies alert for citizens or their pets who may have been in contact with a...
Alachua County Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Treatment Site to close November 12
The state-supported monoclonal antibody therapy treatment site at Fellowship Church of High Springs will close on November 12, 2021....