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AP: The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories

DAVID KLEPPER, FARNOUSH AMIRI and BEATRICE DUPUY, Associated Press Feb 16, 2021

As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. Perhaps the virus escaped from a lab. Maybe it was engineered as a bioweapon. Legitimate questions about the virus...

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UNF responds to recent increase in COVID-19 cases among students and faculty

UNF responds to recent increase in COVID-19 cases among students and faculty

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Feb 2, 2021

  UNF has doubled COVID-19 cases within the span of one week multiple times, and according to the current report, it very nearly happened again. Spinnaker reached out to UNF in response to the...

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UNF sees almost 100 percent increase in COVID-19 cases

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Feb 2, 2021

UNF has gone from 22 COVID-19 cases to 43 cases within a week -- almost hitting a 100 percent increase again.  UNF previously experienced a 100 percent increase over the course of one week in Oct....

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Connor Payne poses for a photo near his home, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Payne, 23, moved to Austin in the summer of 2019 and was still getting to know the city and making new friends when the pandemic hit. He had been working for an event planning company but got laid off this month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AP: For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges

HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Feb 1, 2021

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on both kids and adults. But what about those who are in between? Demographic shifts during the last century have given rise to a distinct...

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Andrei Doroshin, 22, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. Philadelphia officials have shut down a COVID-19 vaccine clinic after concerns grew about Dorshin, the 22-year-old graduate student running the effort. Drexel University psychology student Andrei Doroshin said he pitched a plan to the city to run the online registry and operate the clinic when he saw no one else doing it. Mayor Jim Kenney said he was concerned by reports they could try to sell patient data and profit from the operation.  ( Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP: A city’s problematic vaccine rollout raises larger questions

MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Jan 29, 2021

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Philadelphia began getting its first batches of COVID-19 vaccines, it looked to partner with someone who could get a mass vaccination site up and running quickly. City Hall...

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COVID-19 Variants: What are they and should you be concerned?

Morgan Jeremy, Reporter Jan 28, 2021

Amid the current coronavirus pandemic, a seemingly new threat has emerged, COVID-19 variants. The variants are derivatives from the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that differ from the current and most common...

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FILE - In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford, a volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. New results released Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, on the possible COVID-19 vaccine suggest it is safe and about 70% effective. (John Cairns/University of Oxford via AP, File)

COVID-19 vaccine available for UNF faculty over 65 next week

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Jan 27, 2021

An on-campus  COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be open for UNF faculty who are over the age 65 to get vaccinated on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and Wednesday, Feb. 3. The vaccinations will take place at the UNF Field...

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Understanding the COVID-College experience: Does it vary based on state?

Understanding the COVID-College experience: Does it vary based on state?

Morgan Jeremy, Reporter Jan 20, 2021

While everyone has experienced changes within the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic, college students have been significantly challenged, having to adjust to remote learning and an utterly foreign...

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An artist’s illustration of antibodies (blue-green structures) attempting to latch onto the antigens on the outer surface of a coronavirus (red). Antibodies are one of the major players in the immune system’s attack against viruses. (Image courtesy of DARIAREN/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS)

Student Health Services processed as a COVID-19 vaccine provider

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor Jan 14, 2021

Last semester, students of UNF witnessed their traditional college experience change before their eyes as COVID-19 health and safety measures were enforced. It is now a new year, and a new season, yet...

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Creating in isolation: how student artists are adapting

Creating in isolation: how student artists are adapting

Lianna Norman, Editor in Chief Apr 24, 2020

Scientifically speaking, everyone is capable of creativity. Most people, whether they’re aware of it or not, are creative in little ways every day. But then there are people who are truly creatively-inclined....

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Homeless, hungry and unhealthy: UNF student faces all three possibilities

Homeless, hungry and unhealthy: UNF student faces all three possibilities

Sara Albertelli, Contributing Writer Apr 23, 2020

Crystal Christopher was already overwhelmed dealing with medical and personal worries when COVID-19 emerged, and then suddenly everything in their life took a turn for the worse. Christopher is a student...

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Pregnancy in a pandemic

Paige Garcia, Contributing Writer Apr 23, 2020

Christina Rey is pregnant, an occasion that, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for both joy and concern. The joy of new life is one that eclipses most things, but it’s not without its trepidations....

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