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Anxious about taking a new vaccine and scarred by a history of being mistreated, many frontline workers at hospitals and nursing homes are balking at getting inoculated against COVID-19. Anxious about their patients’ health and scarred by many thousands of deaths in the past year, hospitals and nursing homes are desperate to have their employees vaccinated. Those opposing forces have spawned an unusual situation: In addition to educating their workers about the benefits of the COVID-19 va...

First Responders Speak About the Pandemic’s Psychological Toll BUENA PARK, Calif.—As the ongoing pandemic continues to hit Southern California hard, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) paramedics are sharing the struggles they’re facing on the frontline. Climbing COVID-19 numbers coupled with a limited intensive care unit (ICU) capacity at area hospitals, has taken a mental and physical toll on emergency medical (EMS) workers, said Captain Joe Enterline. The psychological stress comes, pa...

Manish Kumar, a frontline sanitation worker at Delhi AIIMS who received the first jab against the deadly coronavirus, risked his life to go into Covid zones without any formal training on infection control.

With demand high and supply low, getting an appointment to receive a coronavirus vaccine in Michigan can be tricky -- even for essential workers.

Barbie has released a special edition Maya Angelou doll

WXYZ Editorial: Spotlight on a diverse group of frontline workers; Channel 7 Newsmaker of the Year WXYZ-TV and last updated 2021-01-14 20:14:21-05 WXYZ DETROIT — None of us know what kind of surprises are in store for 2021. Will it be more or less challenging than 2020, a COVID-19 pandemic year that blind-sided everyone? But a new year is an opportunity to build on our lessons from the past and look back with approval on our accomplishments. And that’s what we will highlight this Sun...

Mass vaccination site opens at Virginia Beach Convention Center and last updated 2021-01-15 22:58:17-05 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – COVID-19 vaccination efforts are being ramped up to help stop the spread of the virus. The Virginia Beach Department of Public Health has opened a mass vaccination site at the convention center to speed up the number of shots in people’s arms. Briana Bain is a physical therapist who was one of 750 health care workers Thursday rolling up her sleeve for the sho...

Reverend Cassie McCarty, chaplain at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital, says the last 10 months haven't been easy. While the job is tough, she loves it.

Punjab CM writes to PM Modi to provide free vaccine to poor of state ANI | Updated: Jan 16, 2021 07:03 IST Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 16 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking free vaccine delivery to the poor population of the state. Punjab will kickstart the process of vaccination of 1.74 lakh health workers with 40,000 to be covered every day over the next five days in the first phas...

The rollout is all set to cover 3 lakh healthcare workers and in across 3,006 sites across the country.