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Alachua County won t work to lower the number of customers that can be served in bars and restaurants at least for now. It’s unclear whether the Gainesville City Commission will now decide to take that step on its own to reduce the odds of coronavirus transmission. Most bars and restaurants are inside the city, and city commissioners have been waiting to see what their county commission counterparts will do before making a decision. The county has been gathering data that would be necessary if officials were to consider such a move. On Sept. 25, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order that said local governments cannot issue orders that would lower bar and restaurant capacity more than 50 percent. ....
COVID vaccine availability in Alachua County: What you need to know Staff report As COVID-19 vaccinations through the Alachua County office of the Florida Department of Heath and local hospitals continue, the rollout for seniors and others in the general population is broadening. Local health care leaders say COVID-19 vaccine supplies are “getting tight,” but Alachua County is making good progress distributing its supplies. While winter weather has delayed some shipments of the vaccine, they re still coming. As of March 22, more than 65,000 people here had received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and more than 46,000 of them had completed the series with their second dose. ....