Dr. Vincy Samuel and her brother, Vinny, a doctor who works in Tampa, both got tickets to attend Super Bowl LV. TAMPA, Fla. – While most of us watched the Super Bowl on the big screen on Sunday, a dozen Jacksonville health care workers are among only about 25,000 people who get to go to the big game in person. Dr. Vincy Samuel, an epidemiologist at Baptist Health, was one of a dozen Jacksonville health care workers who won tickets to attend. This year’s Super Bowl was different of course, because of social distancing guidelines brought on by COVID-19. They were thanking us for our service, so it felt really great to be among such a great group of people there.”AdWatch The Morning Show interview with Dr. Vincy Samuel

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – President Joe Biden says he plans to accept NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s offer to use all 30 NFL stadiums as mass COVID-19 vaccinations sites. Commissioner Goodell sent a letter to the president saying many of the stadiums should be able to get vaccination efforts moving quickly because of previous offers to use stadiums as virus testing centers and election sites. TIAA Bank Field has already hosted a vaccination site at Lot J. The Jacksonville Jaguars already have a plan in place at TIAA Bank Field to begin its transition into a COVID-19 vaccination site. AdBiden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan a virtual tour of the vaccination site at the Arizona Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium on Monday afternoon, according to the president’s public schedule.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A dozen health care workers from Baptist Health left for Super Bowl LV on Saturday. The group of health care heroes gathered at TIAA Bank Field for pictures inside the stadium before they boarded the bus for Tampa. Jennifer Bloom, an assistant nurse manager of the ICU, is one of the 12 health care workers selected to go on the trip. RELATED: Sister, brother doctors in Jacksonville, Tampa both picked for Super Bowl ticketsA dozen health care workers from Baptist Health are among 7,500 doctors and nurses nationwide invited to Super Bowl LV. “I’ve never been to a Super Bowl so I’m excited about that and taking it all in,” Gorak said.

The seven clubs already using their stadiums as vaccine sites are Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Houston, Miami and New England. “We look forward to further discussion with your administration as well as your partners in state and local governments to advance this effort,” Goodell wrote to Biden in a letter dated Thursday. Goodell said the offer on vaccination sites was made in conjunction with the NFL inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to attend the Super Bowl for free Sunday. Ad“Our efforts will not stop there,” Goodell wrote to Biden in extending the offer on stadiums. Biden took office last month with a goal of vaccinating 100 million people in the first 100 days of his administration.

Raymond James Stadium, the site of NFL football Super Bowl LV, is shown Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)As Tampa gears up for one of the most unusual Super Bowls in history, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warns human trafficking is as big of a concern as ever. Pandemic or not, Moody said, weekends with big events like the Super Bowl generate a lot of that money for those kinds of businesses. According to Moody’s office, during the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami, there were 47 arrests for human trafficking-related charges. AdMoody’s office teamed up with Uber, Airbnb and the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association to get their workers to recognize the signs of human trafficking.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Acting as a layer of protection against potential threats at the Super Bowl, Jacksonville U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are in Tampa to help keep fans and players safe. Federal security officials have been preparing for the event at Raymond James Stadium since the 2020 Super bowl in Miami. Command posts have been positioned throughout the city to allow local state and federal agents to communicate with each other. Another aspect of Super Bowl security that might not be as apparent: The efforts to stop human trafficking. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have helped to train airport workers on how recognize the signs of someone being brought into the country as a victim of sex trafficking.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs with a elastic band around his legs during an NFL football workout Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7. 1 overall pick Jameis Winston but dared to dream of signing Brady if the six-time Super Bowl champion decided to leave New England as a free agent. Of course it was Tom Brady, not thinking he would become a free agent,” Arians added. Ad“Naturally, I think you envision every year in the offseason you want to make some moves that hopefully get your team into the Super Bowl.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you are hoping to go to the big game this year, there will be a limited number of tickets because of the pandemic. Roughly 22,000 fans will be allowed inside Raymond James Stadium on game day and that includes 7,500 frontline healthcare workers who were invited to attend. For one ticket in the upper corner of the stadium, you’d have to pay more than $10,500, according to prices shown on Ticketmaster on Monday morning. With prices that high, people are looking for a good deal and where there is money on the line, scammers are nearby. The Better Business Bureau says it received more than 200 reports of ticket scams last year.