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4:30 p.m. | CVS expands COVID-19 vaccination sites statewide, DeSantis announces in Florida news conference Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that an additional 76 CVS pharmacies in Florida will offer COVID-19 shots beginning Friday, roughly doubling the number of sites where the retail chain is hosting vaccinations statewide. Appointment reservations can be made starting Thursday at CVS.com. The new sites will be in Alachua, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Columbia, Duval, Escambia, Gulf, Hamilton, Fernando, Hillsborough, Leon, Marion, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Pu...

4:30 p.m. | Do I have to wear a mask? Can I visit my grandparents? Questions about the CDC guidelines for vaccinated people, answered As the U.S. vaccinates more than 2 million people a day, the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention released its guidelines for Americans who have received the full course of a COVID-19 vaccine. “We’ve been through a lot this past year, and with more and more people getting vaccinated each day, we are starting to turn a corner,” CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a White House briefing Monday. “As more Americans are vaccinated, a gro...

Chase Rice, New Found Glory, Quad City DJ's and Sugar Ray will headline a free series of April concerts in downtown Jacksonville.

USA TODAY In late December, the idea that safe, effective vaccines against COVID-19 had been created in less than a year seemed miraculous – a triumph of science and American ingenuity. It took only six weeks to tarnish that image.  Pride in the remarkable feat has been replaced by confusion, accusations of unfairness, frustrating waits and the nightmare of vaccine vials gathering dust while tens of thousands of people die of what is now a preventable disease.  Even people leading the effort are at a loss to explain how and why things took such a bad turn so fast.  "I would love t...

Lori Torres was nervous about returning to teaching in-person this week in Chicago. Torres, 47, teaches Spanish to all grades at her preK-8 school and has a medical condition that puts her at increased risk for COVID-19, but her request to continue to teach from home hadn't been approved. Her short-term concern was addressed when the Chicago Teachers Union voted to stay remote while union and city leaders haggled over the safety of working conditions in buildings. But Torres' long-term concern – getting a vaccine before she returns to Monroe Elementary School – is unresolved. Chic...