Lita Martinez
Producer, All Things Considered
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More L.A. essential workers could be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in 2-3 weeks. But it will take a very, very long time to vaccinate all of them.
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Both the U.K. and South African variants have been discovered here.
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For those residents who are disabled, don't have cars, or can't drive.
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Health officials are promising to do better.
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Only about 2.6% of the county's population have gotten both shots.
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Daily deaths have been relatively high, but that may be because they're lagging behind other indicators.
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County health officer Dr. Muntu Davis says overall case numbers are down, though the current numbers are much higher than they were before the winter holiday surge.
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The city, which has its own health department, had been a model in vaccination speed.
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Case counts are decreasing, but they're still higher than they were before the surge began in November.
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The Lakers superstar was killed in a helicopter crash, along with his daughter and seven others.
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