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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 20, 2021, file photo, a man wearing a cannabis costume hands out marijuana cigarettes in New York during a "Joints for Jabs" event, where adults who showed their COVID-19 vaccination cards received a free joint. Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A raffle ticket for a snowmobile. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get reluctant Americans to roll up their sleeves.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

AP: Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drive

CARLA K. JOHNSON and MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press May 4, 2021

Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans...

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Kent State University student Regan Raeth of Hudson, Ohio, looks at her vaccination bandage as she waits for 15 minutes after her shot in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, April 8, 2021. U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Instagram poll: How many Ospreys have received a vaccine?

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter May 3, 2021

Earlier this week, Spinnaker conducted a poll on Instagram to see how many people received a vaccine and, if they had, which one. Of the 355 surveyed, 21.4 percent have yet to get vaccinated, 6.8 percent...

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"JACKSONVILLE, FL - APRIL 24: General view of the sold out crowd on hand for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on April 24, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida."  (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images) / Photo retrieved from Rolling Stone

How a mass crowd gathered in a Jax arena for the UFC 261 during a pandemic

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Apr 30, 2021

On April 24, more than 15,000 people sat shoulder to shoulder at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in downtown Jacksonville to watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 261 in the middle of the COVID-19...

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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, a county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas. The U.S. Census says more than two-thirds of U.S. citizens cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential election. And 7 out of 10 who voted did so by mail or at a polling place before Election Day. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

AP: Census Bureau: 70% of voters cast ballots early or by mail

NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Apr 30, 2021

DENVER (AP) — More than two-thirds of all U.S. citizens of the voting age population participated in the 2020 presidential election, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report, and 69% of those cast...

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FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations at the White House, in Washington. Biden spent his first 100 days encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19. His task for the next 100 will be to encourage the opposite behavior and manage the nation’s transition back to normalcy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP: In fight against virus, Biden looks for path back to normal

ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press Apr 27, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spent his first 100 days in office encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. His task for the next 100 days will be...

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COVID-19 violations at UNF

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Apr 26, 2021

Although UNF hasn’t had as many students on campus as previous years because of the pandemic, there has still been a large number of students who have violated the university’s protocols and rules...

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021, file photo, a resident of Harmony Court Assisted Living receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Jackson, Miss. Demand for the coronavirus vaccine has fallen off in some places around the United States to the point where some counties are turning down new shipments of doses. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

AP: US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine...

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A health worker takes a mouth swab sample of a man to test for COVID-19 as others wait their turn to get tested at a hospital in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 19, 2021. New infections are rising faster in India than any other place in the world, stunning authorities and capsizing its fragile health system. Overall, India has more than 15.6 million cases, the second-highest after the United States, with 182,553 deaths.(AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

AP: EXPLAINER: Why India is shattering global infection records

ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and KRUTIKA PATHI, Associated Press Apr 22, 2021

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's fastest pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a deepening and deadly health care crisis. India...

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The effect of COVID-19 on theatres

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Apr 19, 2021

It is a time of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic as so many of us had to undergo social restrictions to protect our health and well-being. This included going to bars, meeting friends at sports...

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U.S. states that are supporting COVID-19 vaccine passports and those that are not.

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor Apr 14, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine passports are igniting much controversy. Many people are using the term “COVID-19 vaccine passports” to describe digital certificates that would prove vaccination status to get into...

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On-campus Johnson & Johnson vaccine pop-up clinic cancelled after officials halt the vaccine

Jennifer Ronzon, Reporter Apr 13, 2021

UNF’s COVID-19 task force has canceled the pop-up vaccine clinic planned for next week. The event, which was to be hosted by Agape Family Health, was intended to offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine...

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UNF OZFEST shut down early due to student COVID-19 violations

UNF OZFEST shut down early due to student COVID-19 violations

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Apr 12, 2021

OZFEST was supposed to be a “Drive-In'' event in which all individuals must remain in their car at all times unless they had to use the restroom. But, some Ospreys crowded in front of the stage, ignoring...

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