As the number of COVID-19 cases rises in Florida, vaccination rates lag behind — concerning health experts. In 2021, the first full year a COVID-19 vaccine was available, 15 million Floridians received a vaccine. But this year, a little over 400,000 have received a booster, despite the virus surging in…
After a surge in summer travel, COVID numbers are on the rise just as Florida schools resume classes. COVID-19 case rates are higher than they were last year. In Florida, hospitalizations are up, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecast that number will double in September. But as…
As cases of the omicron variant continue to surge, two federal agencies have approved booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-old children. Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., a professor in the departments of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UF College of Medicine and the UF College of Public Health and…
University of Florida faculty are part of a multistate team that will work to boost COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates in parts of the country where health care skepticism is common and vaccination rates are low.
This tells the personal stories of some of our faculty, staff and students and their experiences during the pandemic.
With vaccine eligibility continuing to expand to teenagers and likely younger children in the near future, many parents have questions about if and when their children should get the vaccine. University of Florida Health researcher and pediatrician Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., a professor in…
It’s a term we’re going to hear much more frequently during the final chapter of the COVID-19 pandemic — herd immunity. With millions of Americans being vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, many are looking to the future and asking when the coronavirus pandemic will end. It’s a surprisingly…
The Chapman Society, the UF College of Medicine chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, has selected Ms. Jerne Shapiro, lecturer in Epidemiology, as UF’s healthcare team member nominee for the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s National Humanism in Medicine Medal. Ms. Shapiro is being recognized for her immense contributions…
In this video interview, Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS, an epidemiologist and a professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics and the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, discusses current options available for children, a potential timeline for additional vaccines for younger age groups, thoughts…
