LOS ANGELES (KABC) The COVID-19 vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel for this pandemic. But there are many people who don t trust the vaccine.
In a show of unity, local community leaders are committing to building trust with the people in South Los Angeles.
Like so many, behavior therapist Elvis DeJesus was weary of the new COVID-19 vaccines. I was a little bit hesitant, he said.
But since he works with special needs students, he came to St. John s Well Child and Family Center to get his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. We are now vaccinating 600 healthcare workers a day and we are prepared to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people in South L.A., said Jim Mangia, president and CEO of St. John s Well Child & Family Center.
US treasury secretary says direct payments may start as early as tonight
From CNN s Kevin Liptak
Treasury Sec. Steven Mnuchin said direct payments to Americans may begin to be deposited as early as tonight.
These would be the $600 payments included in the Covid-19 relief package President Trump signed on Sunday evening.
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Colorado identifies first known case of UK Covid-19 variant in the US
From CNN s Lauren Mascarenhas
Colorado health officials announced the nation’s first known case of the Covid-19 variant originally discovered in the United Kingdom Tuesday.
The Covid-19 variant B.1.1.7 was identified in a Colorado man in his 20s, with no travel history, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement Tuesday. Polis said the man is in isolation in Elbert County, and will remain in isolation until cleared by health officials.
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