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Following several successful events, two additional no-appointment vaccine clinics for Pfizer doses will take place in North Central Florida later this week.  In Levy County, the state will hold a vaccination event Thursday at the Fanning Springs State Park Wayside Picnic Area, 18020 US-19 in Fanning Springs, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.   Friday, UF Health is hosting a vaccination clinic at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. First- and second-dose Pfizer doses will be available. In a...

More than 100,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in Alachua County as of Tuesday, and no-appointment clinics are expected to continue this week.  The county health department will on Wednesday host a clinic at Gainesvilles Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Friday, UF Health is hosting a vaccination clinic at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with no appointment necessary. First- and second-dose Pfizer doses will be ava...

Idris Elba as police inspector John Luther. Photograph: Steffan Hill/AP Idris Elba as police inspector John Luther. Photograph: Steffan Hill/AP Sun 18 Apr 2021 02.00 EDT African American novelist Zora Neale Hurston’s final work, Seraph on the Suwanee, is set among poor southern whites. It’s often dismissed as a “whiteface” novel because the lives and diction of the white characters seem too “black”. “I too thought when I went out to dwell among the poor white...

In a move aimed at boosting local vaccinations, the Florida Department of Health will host two walk-up clinics this week where appointments will not be required.  One of the clinics will take place Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center, 1028 NE 14th St. in Gainesville from 9 a.m. to noon. The other will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fellowship Church of High Springs, 16916 NW U.S. Highway 441.  The state’s vaccine report shows that 397 people received a dose of a ...

Alachua County adds 45 COVID-19 cases Wednesday Coronavirus vaccinations continue steadily in Alachua County, but the rate of new cases remains slightly higher than it was a month ago. However, virus hospitalizations are trending downward compared with last week.  The county reported 45 new virus cases in Tuesdays state health department report, for a total of 23,975.  Local virus deaths remain at 262.  The two-week positivity rate for new cases is 2.8%, a slight drop in recent weeks.  T...

Strong storms that swept across the state Saturday and Sunday impacted the number of people who received COVID-19 vaccines and were tested for the virus, leading to lower than usual numbers on both accounts.  Paul Myers, administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, said only about half of the 5,000 people signed up for a Saturday vaccine clinic at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium showed up for their appointments.  However, he said the people who missed the clinic will be cont...

Alachua County reports 1 COVID-19 death Sunday Alachua County reported one additional COVID-19-related death Sunday — a person who was not affiliated with long-term care.   Local virus fatalities are now at 262, including 77 affiliated with long-term care. The residents include at least 111 men and 107 women.  The county also added 35 new virus cases Sunday, for a total case count of 23,879.  The two-week positivity rate for new cases is 3.2%. That rate has been rising slightly over the p...

FHP: 11-year-old girl hiding in box run over in driveway Published:  Tags:  File photo of Florida Highway Patrol cruiser (WJXT 2020) GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A driver who was unaware that an 11-year-old girl had climbed into an empty cardboard container in a driveway backed his pickup truck over the box, killing the child, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The incident happened on Saturday around 12:22 p.m. in Dixie County’s Old Town, 40 miles southwest of Gainesville. Investigators said th...

The state’s vaccine report shows that another 825 people in Alachua County took a step closer to COVID-19 immunity Thursday by getting vaccinated, while the county added two more virus-related deaths to its roster. Some 32,000 residents have gotten at least one shot, while another 60,000 have gotten the two needed for maximum immunity, state health records show. As of late Thursday, 34% of the local population has received one vaccine dose and just over 22% with two doses. Large vaccination...

The state’s vaccine report shows that 745 people received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine locally Wednesday.   Paul Myers, administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, said that many young adult college students who began getting vaccinated this week won’t count toward the local vaccine count because their permanent homes are elsewhere.  Of about 44,000 Florida residents who attend the University of Florida, about 92% of them come from counties outside Alachua Count...