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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 state's National Guard announced that 60 airmen from the 125th Fighter Wing will activate to support the Florida Department of Health's COVID-19 campaigns. The unit is stationed at Jacksonville Air Nati...

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, but these are the first national-level figures. "These findings show we have a lot of work to do to i...

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 disparity in the distribution of vaccines. Black Americans have special challenges when it comes to COVID-...

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, about 2,000 people are expected to receive their second doses each day this week. That’s nearly doub...

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 Sunday's daily report, yet another day with more than 100 fatalities linked to the disease. Northeast Florida's 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. The state's death toll increased to 26,915 and is on pace to surpass 27,000 as early as Monday. ...