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COVID-19 Vaccination Updates; North Florida Land Trust; What’s Good Wednesdays

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at a Navarro Discount Pharmacy in Hialeah, Fla.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has focused on vaccinating Florida’s seniors, but on Tuesday, DeSantis announced he will expand the vaccination’s eligibility requirements to include teachers and law enforcement officers ages 50 and up.

Dr. Michael Koren with the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research is a cardiologist and COVID-19 researcher. Koren conducted clinical vaccine trials in Jacksonville and joined us with some new insights

North Florida Land Trust

The North Florida Land Trust, a local organization, has been successfully implementing its mission to conserve environmentally sensitive property from development. Jim McCarthy, the trust’s president, joined us to explain how, and update us on the group’s latest efforts. 

What’s Good Wednesday

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Michael Gonzalez can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org.

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Michael Gonzalez is joining WJCT News as a spring intern from Jacksonville University.