Dear Campus Community, After the COVID-19 delta wave of late summer subsided, we began to transition all services provided by UF Health Screen, Test & Protect to the Florida Department of Health in tandem with our existing health system infrastructure. This move is helping us establish a sustainable approach to…
Dear Campus Community, I hope all is well with all of you as we keep moving forward in yet another semester impacted by COVID-19. As all of you know, this summer was brutal in Florida with regard to COVID, with unprecedented rates of new infections and record numbers of hospitalizations.
Dear Campus Community, It’s been some time since my last campus update, and it is great to finally catch a moment to reach back out to all of you. I took some much-needed time off recently and, after returning last month, we have been working non-stop to adjust to the…
Hello Gators,I hope you are all doing well, and that despite the flurry of activity that accompanies the end of each semester, you got a chance to relax a little this past weekend. Someone recently asked me how much of my quiet time I spend thinking about the past,…
From the director of Screen, Test & Protect: Dear Campus Community, April has always been my favorite month. The weather is unbeatable, another school year is close to being in the books, and, well, it’s when I mark my birthday. After passing so many “speed limit” birthdays, I am surprised…
I hope you are all doing well. Since my last message two weeks ago, the unprecedented drop in new cases of COVID-19 has stopped, both locally and on campus. There is no clear pattern, just a plateau in cases over the last two weeks. At the moment, whether this is…
Dear Campus Community, In light of all the loss, suffering and costs imposed on humanity by the pandemic, it is easy to dismiss that the inability to indulge in the simpler comforts and routines of our lives all exact a toll that is difficult to measure. For me one of…
La industria agrícola es fundamental para la sud y la economía de Florida. Acompáñeros al diálogo con UF/IFAS Extension y el Dr. Michael Lauzardo de la iniciativa de Monitoreo, Prueba y Protección de UF Health para una actualizatión y una sesión de preguntas y respuestas para conocer sobre la seguridad…
Dear Campus Community, I hope you are all doing well. With these messages, my goal is to provide updates on COVID-19, especially as it relates to UF, including our interpretation of the data we are collecting, commentary on new information, and a plain-spoken, fact-based assessment of where we think things…
On February 19, UF/IFAS Extension and Dr. Michael Lauzardo hosted a town hall for agricultural workers. They answered questions about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. They also discussed how to talk about the vaccine with coworkers and family.
