FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, a man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Martin Luther King Senior Center in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Gateway Mall on Jacksonville’s Northside is set to open for vaccine shots March 3 and will operate seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. as one of four federal sites in the state. The Florida Division of Emergency Management has also announced the first of a series of satellite vaccine sites that will operate in connection with the Gateway Mall federal vaccine hub. All four of the federally-supported main sites will be walk-up sites and at each site, 2,000 people a day could get the shot. To preregister with the statewide system, individuals can call the Duval County vaccine booking number -- 866-200-3762 -- or the designated phone number for their county or visit myvaccine.fl.gov.

Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in the U.S. after a winter surge. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the country dropped below 100,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 for the first time since November 4. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)ATLANTA – Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the pandemic must remain in place. That average dropped below 100,000 on Friday for the first time since Nov. 4. “We are still at about 100,000 cases a day.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – It’s been a full week of vaccinations at the Mandarin and Lane Wiley Senior Centers and the shots continued Saturday. The Mandarin and Lane Wiley Senior Centers are open Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until they run out of shots for the day. (City of Jacksonville)The city says the Lane Wiley and Mandarin Senior Centers have reached capacity every day this week so far. “I just think you don’t know what to expect until you come out here.”By 7am, parking lot at Mandarin Senior Center was completely full. Over on the Westside at the Lane Wiley Senior Center, hundreds more were lined up hours before opening.