The state will vastly expand its effort with new mass vaccination sites at parking lots for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Petco Park in San Diego and the CalExpo fairgrounds in Sacramento.
Carol Semple
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Are we at the beginning of the end of COVID-19? The tricky road to herd immunity, explained
In practice, achieving the threshold necessary for mass protection from disease is complicated.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts home where Lizzie Borden’s parents were slain is listed for sale
The gruesome killings were never officially solved after Borden was tried and acquitted.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump Homeland Security chief abruptly quits at tense time
Chad Wolf was never confirmed by the Senate, and said he was compelled to leave by ‘recent events,’ including court rulings that found he could not legally hold the position.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign
Aides hope the president will spend his last days in office trying to trumpet his policy accomplishments, beginning with a trip to Alamo, Texas, on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s efforts to curb illegal immigration and border wall construction.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Murkowski becomes first Republican senator to say Trump should resign
The Alaska senator tells an Anchorage newspaper that if the GOP doesn’t cut ties with the president, she might leave the party.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Twitter permanently bans Trump account, citing risk of violent incitement
The social media platform had faced growing pressure to take further action against Trump in response to Wednesday’s riot by his supporters.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump to skip Biden inauguration, and Biden’s fine with that
The president’s tweet that he would boycott the inauguration came as he holed up in the White House with a dwindling coterie of aides and as momentum grew on Capitol Hill to subject him to impeachment for a second time.
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Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant
Two variants are causing global concern because they appear to spread more easily – although how much more isn’t yet known.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats plan for immediate impeachment as Trump is left with few defenders
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she spoke to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing an ‘unhinged’ president from ordering a nuclear strike.