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Currys announcement drew praise from Edward Waters College President Zachary Faison Jr. He is a member of the Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Task Force, a grass-roots coalition that is urging state and local leaders to reach out to Black residents who have shown the highest degrees of reluctance about getting the vaccine. "This is so desperately needed in our community," Faison wrote in a response to Currys tweet. Black residents account for about 30 per...

Demolition signals start of Virginia Center Commons redevelopment Images courtesy of Rebkee Co.) With demolition underway and more property in hand, a public-private effort to transform Virginia Center Commons from a suburban indoor mall to an urban-style mixed-use village is beginning to come into view. Developer Rebkee Co. started work in recent weeks to raze the former Macy’s store at the mall’s eastern end, where collaborator Shamin Hotels is planning a hotel that would anchor the new d...

Additional help is on the way to assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Many seniors having trouble getting to COVID-19 vaccine sites Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly 35% of the seniors in Florida have received at least the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Many others are still having problems, particularly those seniors who don’t have transportation or can’t get out of the house. Joe Stephens, 72, is one of those who has yet to receive his first shot. He hopes it will happen next month at his doctor’s appointm...

Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In honor of Black History Month News4Jax is sharing a piece of Black history every day. Some will be local places and people that you might have never heard of before. As a general rule, nothing sparks nostalgia that takes us back to our roots like food. That’s especially true for the owners of Mr. Potato Spread, a Black-owned restaurant in Regency Square Mall. “Our families would say you can taste the passion and the food,” co-owner Lakita Spann ...

The unit is stationed at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base. Author: Florida Times-Union, Clayton Freeman Published: 1:09 PM EST February 1, 2021 Updated: 1:10 PM EST February 1, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The Florida National Guard is scheduled to begin assisting with coronavirus testing and vaccinations beginning Monday at Regency Square. The states National Guard announced that 60 airmen from the 125th Fighter Wing will activate to support th...

The Florida Times-Union 4:20 p.m. | Only 38% of nursing home workers accepted COVID-19 vaccines, new data shows While residents of nursing homes and their caregivers have been considered a top priority for COVID-19 vaccination, only 38% of nursing home staff accepted shots when they were offered, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Monday. Anecdotal reports have been circulating for weeks that nursing home staff members were turning down vaccination offers, bu...

Florida Times-Union This country, this state, this city are under attack by the coronavirus. The vaccines are the ammunition that can stop it, but authorities seem unable to come up with a logical plan to get them distributed. This isn’t just a health care issue. It’s an issue of leadership and logistics. It’s more urgent than ever as new variants of the virus are discovered in this country. Last week, the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP called out Mayor Lenny Curry for the racial dispar...

Prime Osborn, 2 Jacksonville senior centers to begin administering 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccine Monday Different sites giving different vaccines, separate proceedures Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city of Jacksonville is set to begin giving second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at two senior centers starting Monday morning as the first public recipients of vaccines at the state-run Prime Osborn Convention Center will begin returning for a second shot. Between the three sites, ab...

Coronavirus in Jacksonville: Live updates for Sunday, Jan. 31 3:45 p.m. |120 more COVID-19 deaths in state, 13 in Northeast Florida The Florida Department of Health reported 120 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Sundays daily report, yet another day with more than 100 fatalities linked to the disease. Northeast Floridas toll increased by 13 — nine in Duval County, two in St. Johns County, one each in Clay and Nassau counties — and now stands at 1,564 for the pandemic as a whole....