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Amid Health Care Worker Shortage, LA Mayor Presses For Faster Vaccine Rollout

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visits a coronavirus vaccination site at the city's Lincoln Park on Wednesday. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Amid Health Care Worker Shortage, LA Mayor Presses For Faster Vaccine Rollout

As the city's hospitals reach a breaking point, Mayor Eric Garcetti says Los Angeles needs more vaccine doses as soon as possible: "We can go as fast as you give us those vaccines."

Amid Health Care Worker Shortage, LA Mayor Presses For Faster Vaccine Rollout

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California State Route 110 seen with downtown Los Angeles in the background Thursday night. The state is in its second week of a lockdown, where schools and nonessential businesses are closed and the governor has ordered people to stay home. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

A Coronavirus Plus: Wide-Open Highways In Los Angeles

In the land of gridlock, car accidents are down and the mayor has ordered more red lights to slow traffic.

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