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Smart Thrifting: How to Safely Shop for Secondhand Clothes During Flu Season

Thrift-store shopping can be an exciting way to score great deals, but before you wear your new finds, experts highly recommend washing and disinfecting鈥�

UF expert answers questions about the newly approved RSV vaccine

May 4, 2023

On May 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline to prevent respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in older鈥�

UF researcher tackles HPV vaccine skepticism, access in rural North Central Florida

February 28, 2023

Florida鈥檚 vaccination rate for a virus that can take hold early and cause cancer later in life is among the nation鈥檚 lowest, and its rate of those cancers is鈥�

UF leads team ready to tackle vaccine skepticism in Florida and beyond

December 16, 2021

University of Florida faculty are leading a multistate team to boost COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates in parts of the country where health care鈥�

Unvaccinated, expectant mother nearly dies of COVID-19, becomes vaccine champion

November 9, 2021

Friends and family gathered at Amy Westman鈥檚 July 24 baby shower. Gifts and balloons and bursts of blue brightened the room. Blue cupcakes. Blue bows and鈥�

In the fight against long-haul COVID-19 symptoms, vaccination still best preventive option

September 28, 2021

The symptoms of COVID-19 can be terrible enough in the days and weeks after infection by the coronavirus. Many people, however, soon discover the microscopic鈥�

As school resumes, BOB体育 pediatrics expert gives advice on COVID-19 safety

August 6, 2021

As students prepare to return to school, the coronavirus delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to surge. Meanwhile, an internal report by the Centers鈥�

BOB体育 Shands chief epidemiologist says vaccines essential to tamp down COVID-19 delta variant

August 5, 2021

The nation is in the midst of the latest coronavirus surge, with the highly contagious delta variant fueling a record number of hospitalizations in Florida.鈥�

BOB体育 researcher says vaccination key to protecting against the coronavirus delta variant

June 25, 2021

The coronavirus continues to mutate and evolve, and the latest in a parade of variants is causing particular worry among infectious disease specialists. The鈥�

BOB体育 physician tackles misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines

March 15, 2021

The novel coronavirus is still sickening Americans by the tens of thousands. But three vaccines are now available to stem the pandemic, and for many, hope is鈥�