All veterans now receive COVID-19 vaccine at VA clinics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ All veterans regardless of age who are enrolled with VA health care are now are eligible to receive a COVID19 vaccine. VA Clinics have been giving vaccines to older veterans for months and expanded eligibility to essential workers and younger veterans with high-risk conditions last month. Forty veterans received their second dose of the COVID19 vaccine at the Jacksonville VA Outpatient Clinic drive-thru vaccine drive on Friday. I can fight the virus now.โChief medical officer of Jacksonville VA Outpatient Clinics, Dr. Melinda Screws, said its part of continuing efforts to vaccinate as many veterans as possible. For no appointment vaccines, from March 9-12, veterans of all ages can get vaccinated at the American Legion Post #57 in Lake City.
Lawmakers try to balance open government & public health
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. โ When lawmakers return to the Capitol in the new year, COVID19 will influence how they meet. Both the House and Senate have adopted separate policies for keeping the Capitol safe while still attempting to keep committee proceedings open to the public. Lawmakers have had to strike a balance between open government and public health as they prepare for January committee meetings. โSo youโre going to have lobbyists, youโre going to have media and youโre going to have advocates and youโre going to have people that just want to observe vying for those few places online and somebody is bound to get left out,โ Marsh said. โIsnโt it just as easy to allow others to testify virtually in other remote places across the state?โ Smith wondered.
Green Cove Springs site to require COVID-19 symptoms for testing
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. โ Beginning Monday, the Idlewild Avenue coronavirus testing site in Green Cove Springs will require individuals to have symptoms and show proof of Clay County residency or employment before they can be tested. The testing site, a partnership between Clay County Emergency Management and the Department of Health in Clay County, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays. If you do not have a primary physician, testing is available atAza Health Green Cove Springs (904) 284-5904Aza Health Keystone Heights (904) 284-5904CareSpot Middleburg (904) 406-8240CareSpot Orange Park (904) 213-0600Palms Medical Group Orange Park (904) 688-3000Contact the clinic directly regarding sliding fee scales or if they accept your insurance. No cost drive through/walk in COVID-19 testing is also available at the Regency Mall Jacksonville โ Regency Square Mall Sears, 9501 Arlington Expressway in Jacksonville. The testing site is open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Any questions on the Community Based COVID-19 testing in Green Cove Springs can be directed to (904) 529-2900.
The Latest: Key US senators test positive for virus
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Utah Sen. Mike Lee both said Friday that they had tested positive for the virus. Michelle Lujan Grisham is taking a cautious approach to lifting health restrictions and reopening the economy. Parson and his wife, Teresa, tested positive on Sept. 23. Wim Rungwattanachinda said Thaksin tested positive again when he went to a hospital, and he was treated for about two weeks before being released. ___DES MOINES โ Iowa posted more than 1,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day.