CURRENT LOCAL NEWS
April 28, 2022 | For the families who have been patiently waiting for COVID vaccines to roll out for their little ones --
April 26, 2022 | For the first time since the pandemic began, one local hospital group has lifted its mask mandates in parts
April 23, 2022 | COVID-19 cases have been slowly on the rise in Florida, but doctors say this latest increase differs from other
April 1, 2022 | In recent years for COVID vaccines the FDA made decisions based off clinical trial evidence and recommendations from experts.
March 29, 2022 | The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older.
March 22, 2022 | Two years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and life was upended in the United States, the country is
March 18, 2022 | Moderna has now joined Pfizer in asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve a fourth shot of its
March 15, 2022 | Two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic turned our world upside down. Since then, we’ve gone through several spikes of
March 8, 2022 | Health experts are quickly denouncing Florida’s plans to issue guidance urging parents not to vaccinate healthy children against COVID-19.
March 7, 2022 | Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo says the state will formally recommend against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children.
February 28, 2022 | Local doctors are urging parents still on the fence about the COVID-19 shot to get their kids vaccinated.
February 23, 2022 | A new study from the CDC is offering encouraging news for parents about preventing a debilitating condition caused by
February 14, 2022 | More COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held through Duval County Public Schools’ partnership with the Florida Department of Health
February 11, 2022 | Wayman Ministries, The Links, Inc. and Agape Family Health host a free COVID-19 vaccination and booster shot event over
February 5, 2022 | A new COVID testing site will be opening this week at Bethel Church near FSCJ’s campus downtown.
January 24, 2022 | Need an N95 mask? You could soon pick one up at a local grocery store -- for free. Southeastern
January 19, 2022 | A majority of Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control
January 6, 2022 | COVID-19 vaccination events are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, and Saturday, Jan. 29, at
January 5, 2022 | The shelves at Panama Pharmacy on Jacksonville's Main Street are stocked with COVID-19 at home testing kits. Owner Kevin
December 29, 2021 | Some 55% of people living in Leon County are fully vaccinated as of Dec. 28, according to data from
December 27, 2021 | After closing for the holiday, COVID-19 testing and vaccine sites will reopen on Monday in Duval County.
December 22, 2021 | Jacksonville City Council member Ju’Coby Pittman wants to be an example for the people she represents in the neighborhoods
"December 21, 2021 | Pregnant moms are at increased risk for severe illness from respiratory viruses like flu and COVID-19. Cleveland Clinic OB/GYN
December 20, 2021 | As more cases of the omicron variant are confirmed across the country, many people are looking to get tested
December 18, 2021 | The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading, and infectious disease experts say it won’t be long before it’s detected
December 16, 2021 | The Jacksonville COVID-19 task force, part of a statewide group formed in 2020 to promote the vaccine in the
December 14, 2021 | Tuesday marks a year since the former CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, the late Dr. Leon Haley Jr., rolled
December 13, 2021 | A major milestone in the pandemic: It’s been one year since Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved.
December 4, 2021 | Duval County students as young as five years old got their second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Saturday morning.
December 1, 2021 | The number of COVID-19 cases in North Florida continues to trend down, but that’s expected to change again soon
November 22, 2021 | Wayman Ministries is teaming up with Agape Family Health to hold a COVID-19 vaccine event on Tuesday.The event will
November 21, 2021 | With COVID-19 vaccine boosters now available for all adults and the continued push to get people vaccinated against the
November 19, 2021 | The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults.
November 10, 2021 | Schools and clinics across South Florida are organizing voluntary vaccination events to protect 5- to 11-year-old children against COVID-19.
November 7, 2021| The drive to get more people vaccinated doesn’t stop in Jacksonville.
November 6, 2021 | Young children in South Florida, and those across the country, are now able to get vaccinated against COVID-19. It
November 4, 2021 | The city of Jacksonville is offering booster shots for all three COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. at four
November 4, 2021 | To help educate and get people vaccinated against COVID-19, the NFL Alumni Jacksonville Chapter is teaming up with the
November 4, 2021 | Two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to
November 4, 2021 | Duval County Public Schools on Thursday announced it is partnering with the Florida Department of Health in Duval County
November 03, 2021 | – A campaign from NFL Alumni Health, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aims
November 3, 2021 | Former Jaguars Promote Vaccine Confidence Through Awareness & Education Campaign; Will Host Vaccination Clinic inside TIAA Bank Field before
October 20, 2021 | One man has won $10,000 for getting his COVID-19 vaccine. It’s part of his company’s unique approach to getting
‘Living 2 different lives:’ Father goes home after 62-day hospital stay in Jacksonville for COVID-19
October 14, 2021 | Josh Atkinson wasn’t the patient doctors were expecting at Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville. Several times, doctors didn’t think he
October 14, 2021 | Dr. Duane Mitchell didn’t expect to convince a stranger to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when he went to a
October 12, 2021 | Area hospital leaders said COVID-19 cases down but crisis is not over
October 6, 2021 | As COVID-19 cases in Jacksonville decline, local hospitals are showing a substantial drop in COVID-19 patients.
October 4, 2021 | Just days before losing a battle with COVID-19, a TikTok video creator from Jacksonville made a plea for her
September 29, 2021 | On Tuesday, the Department of Health in Duval County announced Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots are now available at five
September 22, 2021 | Some 68% of people living in St. Johns County are fully vaccinated as of Sept. 21, according to data
September 20, 2021 | A new study shows that the Moderna vaccine is more effective at keeping people out of the hospital with
September 7, 2021 | At least eleven first responders in our area have died of COVID-19.
September 6, 2021 | The coronavirus is taking a toll on one South Florida school district.
September 2, 2021 | Some animals at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will be getting their COVID-19 vaccinations soon.
September 1, 2021 | The NFLPA has launched an investigation into Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer after he said he took players’
August 29, 2021 | A Jacksonville woman is using a day she was expecting to celebrate with her husband as an opportunity to
August 25, 2021 | On a Friday in July, Dr. Leon Haley Jr. could be found going from unit to unit at the
August 24, 2021 | If you feel like the news around COVID-19 booster shots is giving you whiplash, you’re not alone. The U.S.
August 20, 2021 | As quickly as one COVID patient is discharged, another waits for a bed in northeast Florida, the hot zone
August 18, 2021 | Publix, CVS and Walgreens are offering a third COVID-19 vaccine shot for certain immunocompromised people.
August 17, 2021 | U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after
August 14, 2021 | In a push to get more people in Duval County vaccinated, several organizations are holding vaccination events in Jacksonville
August 11, 2021 | As soon as Monday, Jacksonville will open five new sites for free COVID-19 testing and vaccinations to meet high
August 11, 2021 | The CDC is now urging all pregnant women to get vaccinated for COVID-19 amid the surge in delta variant
July 28, 2021 | Amid a recent spike seen in COVID-19 cases nationwide due to the Delta variant, demand for COVID-19 tests is
July 28, 2021 | On Wednesday the Jacksonville Civic Council, along with several local healthcare systems, launched a new COVID-19 awareness campaign designed
July 28, 2021 | Small clusters of people gathered at the old Jacksonville Landing parking lot downtown Wednesday morning to get their COVID-19
July 28, 2021 | As some hospitals are seeing pediatric patients with COVID-19, a Jacksonville infectious disease expert is calling the COVID-19 vaccination
July 28, 2021 | The state of Florida has become a hotbed for spiking COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. In fact, data released
July 27, 2021 | The Naval Air Station Jacksonville Commanding Officer is encouraging personnel and their loved ones to get vaccinated as soon
