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Letters to the Editor: Finally, some good COVID-19 news: Hospital cleaning staff get the vaccine © (Gabriella Robison / Keck Medicine of USC) Maria Saravia, a cleaner at Keck Hospital of USC, receives a COVID-19 vaccine. (Gabriella Robison / Keck Medicine of USC) To the editor: The word "hero" is bandied about a lot in these times, and the hospital environmental service workers detailed in your article about them being at the front of the vaccine line are without a doubt deserving of the tit...

To the editor: The juxtaposition of two articles this week warmed my heart. In the Dec. 18 paper, there was an article about rich people unsuccessfully trying to bribe their way to an early vaccine. The next day, there was an article about hospital support staff such as room cleaners getting vaccinated. Apparently, there is some justice in this world. Roger Bourke, Alta, Utah .. To the editor: I agree with Dr. Irene Chen’s letter to the editor asking if inoculating nursing home residents is ...