Coronavirus in Jacksonville: What you need to know for Friday, Feb. 5
11:20 a.m. | Photos: First day of vaccinations at the Clanzel Brown Senior Center on Friday, Feb. 5.
Residents lined up starting at 5:30 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2021, outside the Clanzel T. Brown Senior Center COVID-19 vaccine site on Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida.
9:25 a.m. | Senate clears way to pass COVID relief, Biden to huddle with Democrats
President Joe Biden will meet with House Democratic leaders and deliver remarks on the economy on Friday as his administration presses Congress to pass his $1.9 trillion COVID-relief package.
The Oval Office meeting, which also will include the Democratic chairmen of House committees working on COVID relief, comes just hours after the Senate set the stage for passage of the package, possibly by the end of the month.
Coronavirus in Jacksonville: What you need to know for Thursday, Feb. 4
12 p.m. Young adults drive infections, but far back in line for shots; schools can reopen even without vaccinating teachers: Live COVID-19 news
Adults 20-49 are driving the spread of COVID-19 and vaccinating that group could be key to controlling the pace of infections, a new study suggests. Researchers at London s Imperial College estimated that at least 65% of new U.S. infections originate from people age 20-49. Targeting interventions – including transmission-blocking vaccines – to adults age 20-49 is an important consideration in halting resurgent epidemics and preventing COVID-19-attributable deaths, the study s authors say in the publication Science.
US tops 450K deaths as CDC reports downward trajectory in cases; Yankee Stadium to open as mass vaccination site: Latest COVID-19 updates. John Bacon, Elinor Aspegren and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Experts including Dr. Fauci say double masking could help prevent COVID-19 spread
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A COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca appears to provide strong protection three months after just one dose while also curbing spread of infections, researchers said Wednesday.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the study supports a strategy of delaying the second shot so more first doses can be delivered to more people. Researchers also found a 67% reduction in positive swabs among those vaccinated – crucial news because if no virus is present, the virus can t spread.
February 04, 2021
Smokers are susceptible to other diseases as well, say researchers
A team of researchers has argued that smokers should also be included as one of the priority groups for Covid-19 jabs.
The study, published in the journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, stated that people who smoke or were smokers in the past are at a higher risk for developing coronavirus.
“I could see why people would feel as if that would be unfair but people who are smokers are in general at higher risk for getting sicker when they develop Covid-19,” said Dr Samuel Kim, a thoracic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.
US tops 450K deaths as CDC reports downward trajectory in cases; Yankee Stadium to open as mass vaccination site: Latest COVID-19 updates. John Bacon, Elinor Aspegren and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Experts including Dr. Fauci say double masking could help prevent COVID-19 spread
Replay Video UP NEXT
A COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca appears to provide strong protection three months after just one dose while also curbing spread of infections, researchers said Wednesday.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the study supports a strategy of delaying the second shot so more first doses can be delivered to more people. Researchers also found a 67% reduction in positive swabs among those vaccinated – crucial news because if no virus is present, the virus can t spread.