carterdayne/iStockBy KENNEDY BELL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) Cheering crowds with hundreds of thousands of people packed shoulder-to-shoulder.Glamorous galas, luncheons, balls and a parade.Inaugurations are usually a jubilant celebration of the peaceful transfer of power in the world's oldest democracy.But not this year.In the wake of the violent and deadly breach of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be unlike any other in American history.Here's what to know:Unprecedented security and pandemic precautionsAn unprecedented level of security is being marshaled for the 59th swearing-in ceremony as law enforcement is on high alert for further possible attacks and unrest.Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked public officials to discourage spectators from attending the inauguration in an effort to prevent violence during the event.Thousands of Nat
Saskatoon Fire Department paramedics ready, willing to help with vaccine rollout
Primary-care paramedics at the Saskatoon Fire Department will be offered the COVID-19 vaccine as part of priority groups within the province, but there is some concern not all frontline firefighters were included.
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Wayne Rodger, assistant chief with the SFD, says more than 20 primary-care paramedics are ready to vaccinate
Posted: Jan 17, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 17
Wayne Rodger, assistant chief with the Saskatoon Fire Department, says almost two dozen primary-care paramedics with the department are ready and willing to help with the province s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. (Guy Quenneville/CBC)