State-run COVID-19 attraction halfway moves, expandsState-run COVID-19 attraction halfway moves, expands

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The COVID-19 monoclonal antibody attraction halfway that opened past week successful downtown Jacksonville moved Tuesday to a semipermanent tract astatine the Main Library downtown.

The caller location, utilizing the 304 N. Main St. entranceway to the room building, volition person triple the capableness of a mobile portion and person 300-plus spots disposable daily, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis. It volition beryllium unfastened 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (The archetypal quality merchandise said it was lone unfastened Monday-Friday, but News4Jax confirmed with unit it volition beryllium unfastened weekends, arsenic well.)

Preregistration is suggested by visiting patientportalfl.com, but it is not required.

“It’s important due to the fact that I was affirmative yesterday. I did a location test,” said 80-year-old Pat Shotwell arsenic she visited the session Tuesday. “I was not going to instrumentality the changeable (because) my girl said, ‘You can’t beryllium astir the boys if you don’t instrumentality the shot. I took the changeable but I person 2 weeks to spell to get the other.”

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DeSantis past Thursday announced Jacksonville’s monoclonal antibody attraction center for high-risk residents successful the aboriginal stages of a COVID-19 infection. It’s portion of the state’s effort to grow the treatments crossed Florida. DeSantis said the attraction that has exigency usage authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is 1 of the champion ways to trim hospitalizations successful the authorities extracurricular of getting vaccinated.

The state’s surgeon wide signed a blanket order allowing anyone property 12 and supra who qualifies: having tested affirmative for COVID-19 and who person had symptoms for 10 days oregon less, and are astatine precocious hazard of getting much superior symptoms.

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Additionally, the FDA has authorized the Regeneron attraction for immoderate patients who are exposed to COVID-19 adjacent if they are not showing symptoms.

Two hours of escaped parking volition beryllium disposable astatine the room parking store (via the archetypal level and first-floor ramp) and the store located astatine 33 West Duval Street.

The metropolis said immoderate parking metre spot marked “patient parking” tin besides beryllium utilized connected West Duval Street betwixt Ocean and Laura Streets, arsenic good arsenic meters marked “patient parking” connected Monroe Street betwixt Laura and Main streets.

The Jacksonville installation had been located astatine the aged courthouse lot.

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