COVID-19 INFORMATION Resources and Updates
The UF Department of Pediatrics is here for you and your family during these challenging times! We have created this page with helpful resources and information for our patients, their families, and our staff.
For Patients & Families
Stay at home
Resources for Kids and Families
We have compiled a list of helpful resources, including activities to do at home, to help you and your family during this very challenging time.
COVID-19 News & Videos
How children can safely return to sports…
Parents are still learning how best to manage their children’s health after a COVID-19 infection. This is especially true for children with…
Pfizer advances vaccine trials for 5-11 year olds
Pfizer has announced they are moving into the next phase of trial testing its coronavirus vaccine in children younger than 11. For Alachua County…
UF Health pediatrician addresses concerns with…
While kids ages 12 to 15 aren’t at a high risk for contracting COVID-19, they can still face long lasting effects. Parents are highly encouraged to…
Questions?
If you have general questions about COVID-19 and how it affects children, please email us at COVID-19InKids@ufl.edu
**DISCLAIMER: UF Health Department of Pediatrics has set up this email for general questions only. Any questions that are specific to a person or a person’s medical condition will not be answered. If you have specific questions about your child, please contact your doctor.**
For Faculty & Staff
UF Health Bridge
For the most up-to-date information from UF Health regarding COVID-19, please visit the Bridge. Note to access Bridge you must be connected to a UF Health network, VPN, or Peds VDI.
UF Health
Get the latest updates from UF Health Shands Hospital regarding the Coronavirus.
University of Florida
The university has created a webpage that provides information for students, faculty and staff about the Coronavirus.
College of Medicine
Find up-t-date information about COVID-19 from the UF College of Medicine.
Pediatrics Department Updates
- 5/5/20: Interim Chair Update
- 4/28/20: Interim Chair Update
- 4/20/20: Interim Chair Update
- 3/27/20: COVID-19 Update for Community Providers
- 3/12/20: Department of Pediatrics Policy Regarding Working Remotely
Resources for Working Remotely
- Alternate Work Location
- Pediatric VDI (Virtual Desktop )
- Telemedicine SharePoint
- Tip Page on Working Remotely
- UF Employee Assistance Program
- UF IT: Working Remotely Resources
- UF Zoom (downloading/getting started)
- VPN
- Zoom (not MyChart) Telemedicine Tip Sheet
Using EPIC
If you need to access EPIC from your home computer you will need to go to mycitrix.shands.org and from UF owned devices you will need to go to citrix.shands.org. You will need to install the Citrix plug-in which the website will prompt you to install the plug-in.
Researchers
Child Care
- GatorSitters
- Bouncer’s Indoor Playground Day Camp for healthcare professionals
- Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency has nannies and baby-sitters available and is giving priority to health professionals. You can contact the owner, Kristy Bickmeyer, at kristy@twinkletoesnanny.com to make arrangements.
- Care@Work: Employee benefit program for UF College of Medicine employees
- Bambino Sitters has nannies and baby-sitters available and is waiving booking charges
- Nanny Poppinz Nanny Agency requires no upfront fees or application
- Sitter City offers baby-sitting services
Additional Resources
- 6/12/20: Florida Medicaid Health Care Alert
- Reporting of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for Health Care Providers
- Alerts for Facilities and Medicaid Providers
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children
The New England Journal of Medicine - Important Health Care Provider Updates for Coronavirus Disease 2019
American Academy of Pediatrics
- FCAAP COVID-19 Florida Pediatric Health Care Provider Forums
- FAPP: Back to the Office Campaign
- Florida Chapter of the AAP
- AAP: COVID-19 Updates for Pediatricians
- Talking points for AAP Members
AAP Updates:
- 7/22/21: AAP News OnCall
- 6/23/21: Statement Following CDC ACIP Meeting from Nation’s Leading Doctors, Nurses and Public Health Leaders on Benefits of Vaccination
- 6/14/21: CDC confirms 226 cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination in people 30 and under
- 6/14/21: Surgeon general addresses myocarditis, pediatricians’ role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts
- 5/6/21: Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics through Pediatric Practices
- 4/22/21: Children make up nearly 21% of new COVID-19 cases
- 4/15/21:COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation in Pediatric Practices
- 4/15/21: COVID-19 Red Book town hall topics: Variants vs. vaccines, clinical data, more
- 3/4/21: CDC vaccine group: Don’t delay second doses of COVID-19 vaccine
- 2/22/21: AAP News OnCall
- 2/11/21: AAP News Oncall
- 2/8/21: AAP News OnCall
- 2/5/21: Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination in Children and Adolescents
- 1/25/21: AAP News OnCall
- 1/21/21: AAP News OnCall
- 1/14/21: AAP News OnCall
- 1/11/21: AAP News OnCall
- 1/7/21: Interim Guidance: ‘COVID-19: Guidance for Safe Schools
- 12/7/20: A Message from the President: Caring for Ourselves as Well as Others
- 12/3/20: AAP News OnCall
- 11/25/20: AAP News OnCall
- 10/26/20: AAP News OnCall
- 10/22/20: AAP News OnCall
- 10/8/20: AAP News OnCall
- 10/5/20: AAP News OnCall
- 10/1/20: AAP to feds: Children must be included in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials
- 10/1/20: COVID OnCall
- 9/28/20: Delayed care: AAP responds to report on drop in pediatric visits in Medicaid, CHIP
- 9/24/20: COVID OnCall
- 9/4/20: Coronavirus Update: A Message from AAP President Sally Goza, MD, FAAP
- 7/31/20: FCAAP Recommendations Regarding School Reopening
- 7/30/20: Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report
- 7/20/20: Children and COVID-19: State Data Report
- 7/20/20: Back-to-School Checklist
- 7/8/20: School Reopening Guidance
- 6/24/20: FAAP Letter to Governor Ron DeSantis
- 6/18/20: Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report
- 6/18/20: AAP News on Call
- 6/11/20: Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report
- 6/8/20: AAP News on Call
- 6/1/20: FCAAP News
- 5/18/20: AAP News OnCall
- 5/14/20: CDC details COVID-19-related inflammatory syndrome in children
- 5/14/20: AAP News OnCall
- 5/12/20: A Message from the AAP President
- 5/11/20: HC.org Update for Health Care Professionals
- 5/11/20: COVID-19 Update
- 5/8/20: A Message from the AAP CEO
- 5/7/20: AAP News On Call
- 5/6/20: FAAP Newsletter
- 5/4/20: COVID-19 Resources and Updates
- 4/30/20: AAP New On Call
- 4/27/20: COVID-19 Resources and Updates
- 4/24/20: A Message from the AAP CEO
- 4/23/20: Coronavirus Update
- 4/20/20: COVID-19 resources and updates
- 4/17/20: Coronavirus Update
- 4/16/20: AAP On Call: COVID-19 Edition
- 3/30/20: Updates for Pediatricians
- 3/26/20: Coronavirus Update
- 3/25/20: Coronavirus Update
- 3/23/20: Resources and updates for pediatricians
- 3/23/20: Coronavirus Update
- 3/20/20: Coronavirus Update
- 3/19/20: Coronavirus Update
- 3/18/20: Coronavirus Update
- 3/16/20: COVID-19 resources and updates for pediatricians
Additional Resources
CDC
Find helpful tips and information about the Coronavirus from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
Florida Health Department
The FL DOH website has helpful information specific to the state of Florida.
Alachua County
Find important updates from Alachua County through their website.
