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There are roughly 700 people in Albany with no home to go to on Christmas. Advocates who...

Three shelters will be open in the area for people who need a warm place to stay overnight and during the day Christmas Eve.

4 Min Read (Reuters) - The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to accelerate vaccinations of Americans against COVID-19, releasing the rest of the doses it had been keeping in reserve and recommending states immediately open inoculations to those aged 65 and over. Firefighter Jenkins from Pasadena Fire Department administers a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Pasadena, California, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Federal and state health officials have scrambled in recent days to step up vaccination programs that...

I received my first dose of Pfizer's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020 and received the second dose on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Truthfully — I was nervous. Although tens of millions of Americans still wait for their chance to be vaccinated, I found myself uniquely positioned for early voluntary access because of my job at the United States Department of State. I have a privileged background and have no issue discussing it. My parents are Ivy Leaguers. My father is an anesthesiologist at the Cleveland Clinic medical center. I have a law degree and many friends and colleagues who are p...

Los Angeles County’s healthcare system was buckling Wednesday under the unprecedented surge of COVID-19 patients, with bodies piling up at morgues and medical professionals resorting to increasingly desperate measures as they brace for conditions to worsen in the coming weeks. With hospitals overwhelmed by patients and no outlet valve available, doctors, nurses and paramedics are being forced to make wrenching choices about who gets care and at what level. “No one would believe this is in the United States,” said Scott Byington, a critical care nurse at St. Francis Medical Center in Ly...