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Covid-19 Shared stories

Student Health Services and the Brooks College of Health at the University of North Florida as seen from above.

The future of the world’s new normal after COVID-19

Judd Barczak, Reporter Feb 10, 2023

It’s been nearly a year since the University of North Florida stopped mandatory self-reporting of COVID-19 cases. The campus community is on its way to recovering some sense of “normalcy,” but even...

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UNF to host vaccine clinic, what to know

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Aug 15, 2022

The University of North Florida is partnering with Walgreens to offer COVID-19 vaccines and boosters during a clinic on Aug. 24.  Open to all UNF students, faculty and staff, the clinic will take place...

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COVID-19 is still here; UNF plan will rely on “honor system,” SHS Director explains

Lauren Fox and Carter Mudgett Aug 9, 2022

The University of North Florida's (UNF) plan to combat COVID-19 will remain remarkably similar to the previous term. With an average of 8,689 reported cases in Florida last week, according to the New York...

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UNF will cease on-campus COVID testing Thursday

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Mar 8, 2022

Starting Thursday, the University of North Florida will be completely discontinuing COVID-19 testing on-campus among other changes to their policies for students, faculty and staff.  Students and faculty...

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UNF reports 16 positive cases

Julia Croston, Managing Editor Feb 22, 2022

At the University of North Florida, 16 positive COVID-19 cases were reported for the week of Feb. 11 till Feb. 17.  The positive cases include 15 students and one employee. Out of the 15 students,...

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Positive cases total 39 at UNF

Julia Croston, Managing Editor Feb 15, 2022

A total of 39 positive COVID-19 cases were reported at the University of North Florida during the second week of February.  The first week of February had 75 reported positive cases while the final...

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UNF discontinuing “no longer useful” exposure notifications, announces COVID-19 response changes

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Feb 10, 2022

The University of North Florida (UNF) will be reducing COVID-19 response efforts on-campus, according to an email update released Thursday morning.  Starting in the Spring semester, on-campus testing...

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UNF starts February with 75 COVID-19 cases

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Feb 7, 2022

After repeated weeks at the University of North Florida garnering over a hundred COVID-19 cases each, positives have dropped approximately 50% between the final week of January and the first week of February.  Closing...

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UNF reports 102 student cases and 44 employee cases in past week

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 31, 2022

A slight change from the previous week, COVID-19 cases amongst UNF students rose, totaling 102 cases, while employee cases rose to 44.  With 102 positive cases in students, 25 on-campus and 77 off-campus,...

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UNF runs out of free at-home COVID-19 testing kits

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter Jan 31, 2022

With worldwide demand for at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits, UNF is no exception. UNF’s Student Health Services warned that the testing kits were available on a first-come, first-serve basis,...

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UNF reports 178 cases last week

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 24, 2022

Closing out the second week of the semester, the University of North Florida reported a total of 178 positive cases, a slight decrease from the previous seven days. Three weeks into the new year, the total...

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Students responsible for isolation plans, not university, says UNF Task Force Coordinator

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 19, 2022

After topping every weekly record for COVID-19 positive cases at the University of North Florida (UNF) thus far, where and how to isolate has been rapidly brought to the forefront of many students' minds....

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