Jacksonville

Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at a Jacksonville assisted living facility, says the funding will help support Alzheimer’s research grants at institutions around the state.

Leon Haley also told the City Council that many UF Health Jacksonville nurses have retired or left the workforce because of the strain of the job over the past year.

Volunteers are needed in Jacksonville for research on the effect that eating fermented vegetables has on the body’s microbiome and heart.

Children ages 12 to 17 are needed in a trial for the Novovax vaccine, which uses a protein therapeutic to attack the coronavirus, unlike the current vaccines currently in use.

At Jacksonville’s two major vaccination sites, the lines were short - and at times nonexistent - as the eligibility age dropped to 40 in Florida.

Before traveling to the FEMA-run Gateway Town Center vaccination center, the vice president praised the state for lowering the age to get a COVID vaccination to 50.

The staff that operates the Edward Waters College community site said its online program allowed people to sign up without adequately prescreening for age.

The governor expects the age to drop as soon as demand softens among ages 65 and older. Meantime, six sites are opening in underserved communities "to reach anyone who may fall through the cracks."

With new locations opening and information evolving, here’s a rundown of where shots are available in Duval, Putnam, Nassau, Baker and St. Johns counties.

Mayor Lenny Curry has extended Duval County’s mask mandate through at least Feb. 25.