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New U.S cases of the coronavirus have fallen 35% from their Jan. 11 peak, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. The average number of daily cases has fallen to about 162,000, from 249,000.  And there are positive signs for hospitalization: The COVID Tracking Project said Wednesday that "the number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is decreasing in every major US region." About 107,000 Americans were hospitalized because of the virus Tuesday, down from a peak of more than 130,000 three weeks ago. Dr. Anthony Fauci said this week that the improvement in n...

While thousands of seniors in Florida are bleary eyed and angry after spending weeks trying unsuccessfully to get an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine, the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner told a national television audience on Friday that it was a breeze. Richard Parsons, who is also a former chairman of Citigroup, said he left his home of New York to travel to Florida specifically because the Sunshine State made it so easy. “It’s orderly and sensible,” the 72-year-old Parsons said while appearing on "Squawk Box" on CNBC. “I don’t know how Florida got the march on everyo...

Experts urge Christmas COVID-19 caution 12/23/20 3:25 AM GREENFIELD — Although the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed in Hancock County and around Indiana, local and state officials are still urging Hoosiers to exercise caution starting this week, when holiday gatherings are expected to be a major driver of coronavirus community spread. Experts agreed that the best thing to do to limit the spread is to celebrate the holidays only with members of your own household. However, many Americans will likely gather on Christmas and New Year’s Eve anyway. During the past weeken...

Year of protest carries over to business world in confronting racial gaps Emily Bloch and David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union © BOB SELF, Bob Self/Florida Times-Union (FOR ONLINE USE ONLY/DO NOT USE IN PRINT) Mincy Pollock, the Founder and CEO of Florida Care Insurance and Pollock Group at his West Beaver Street offices Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. [Bob Self/Florida Times-Union] When Mincy Pollock made a pitch to other African-American business owners about joining him as a JAX Chamber member, the response typically was a dismissive "why bother" shrug. As much as Pollock se...

COVID: For some nurses, vaccine just the latest pandemic risk John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post © Bob Self, AP Registered Nurse Danielle Parker receives her COVID-19 vaccination Monday from Nurse Manager Vickie Perez at UF Health Jacksonville. © SEIU Maryln Hoilette, a nurse at Palms West Hospital, said that though some of her colleagues are reluctant to take the COVID-19 vaccine, she believes they will eventually come around. Few people know the ravages of COVID-19 like Marlyn Hoilette, a front-line nurse at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee.  She has held the hand of pa...