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Some faculty at the University of Florida and other higher education institutions around the state are unhappy about being left out of the latest COVID-19 vaccine updates from the state and federal government.
New orders announced Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis have now added teachers and school staff, regardless of age, to the priority list but only those working in K-12 education.
Universities have vulnerable, essential teachers and school staff too, critics say, and many colleges and universities face similar pressure to fully reopen for in-person learning as their primary and secondary school counterparts.
The Gainesville City Commission abandoned a new bar and restaurant mask mandate. The motion failed at the Thursday meeting. Lee Feldman said a mask mandate without requirements in Alachua County would send mixed signals and be hard to enforce.
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We all know that Gainesville is home to a beautiful and vibrant community. Today, the community continues to struggle, combating COVID-19 and the other challenges this past year has thrown at us.
As city commissioner I have worked hard to keep Gainesville safe during these trying times. While there is still much work to be done, I am proud of our city’s resilience and confident that the work we are doing will have a positive impact beyond the present circumstances.
Disadvantaged communities are suffering most at the hands of this virus. African Americans and Latinos are twice as likely to be hospitalized due to severe COVID-19 symptoms.