Chicagoans voted Brandon Johnson to be the city’s next mayor on April 4. The increased turnout of youth voters pushed Johnson to his win. Youth voters ages 18 to 24 years old had the largest increase of turnout for the runoff election. In the primary election on Feb. 28, this voter demographic made up only.
For millennials and Gen-Z vaccine recipients in Jacksonville, access to the COVID-19 vaccine symbolized a turning point, a step closer to breathing easier (maybe even without a mask eventually), traveling and hugging grandparents.
The Times-Union spoke with newly eligible vaccine recipients this week to reflect on how the last year impacted them and what getting the shot means to them.
One mask instead of two at school
With people as young as 16 and 17-years-old now eligible, a number of Jacksonville s newly inoculated population are still in high school.
For Savannah LeNoble, a senior at Wolfson High School who has an autoimmune disease, the vaccine represents a return to normalcy.