Breakthrough COVID cases are defined as when fully vaccinated people contract COVID-19. Author: Briana Ray-Turner Updated: 6:57 PM EDT July 28, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla UF Health says there’s never been a vaccine created that is 100 percent effective and over 95 percent of COVID cases doctors are seeing with people being hospitalized around the country are not vaccinated.
“You hear so many people saying if I m going to get it anyway or if I can get it anyway? Why get vaccinated? And the simple answer is my son, said Bishop Rudolph McKissick.
McKissick’s 23-Year-old son Joshua has been fully vaccinated since March. McKissick says Joshua has been cautious throughout the pandemic but just last week Joshua wasn’t feeling like himself.
Music in the Black church: ‘Different, but never deficient’
Jacksonville pastors explain how the music has changed over decades
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Uplifting, strengthening, calming: All three are words to describe music in the Black church.
Duval Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene says singing in the choir was part of feeling safe and accepted after moving to Northeast Florida from living abroad. Jaguars offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor, who started playing drums in his church at age 6, calls the music one of the warmest feelings you can feel.
(Their stories are at the end of the article.)
Local groups host Christmas food giveaways in year plagued by pandemic-related hardship
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Each year, several Jacksonville organizations host special food give-away events to provide groceries to local, food-insecure families. But in an economy depressed by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020 brings with it a compounded need for supplies.
The Jewish Family and Community Services food pantry opened its doors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, handing out 10-pound bags of food items.
“Sometimes it’s simply showing up,” JFCS Coordinator Cornesha Scott said. “People just want to know that you care. So that’s what we’re doing here today. We’re showing up to let our community know that we are here for them.”