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San Diego County firefighters administer vaccines at nursing homes David Hernandez, Lauren J. Mapp © Provided by The LA Times Residents of a Carlsbad, Calif., assisted living facility line up to receive COVID-19 vaccinations from firefighters earlier this month. (Cal Fire San Diego) Firefighters across San Diego County have vaccinated more than 2,500 residents at long-term-care facilities since early January, responding to an urgent need to protect a vulnerable population against COVID-19. As of Thursday, personnel from more than 20 fire departments had visited 113 long-ter...

The coronavirus pandemic is unlike any infection-control situation that Alpine View Lodge owner and Administrator Linda Cioffi has experienced in the 42 years since she and her parents opened the East County memory care facility. Due to an outbreak last month that sickened 30 out of 34 residents and 17 out of 28 staff, during which eight residents died from the virus, Cioffi has worked 41 days straight as of Friday without an end to her streak in sight. Without negative pressure rooms in which to isolate residents, like those available in limited supply at hospitals, keeping residents safe h...