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In March of 2020, Robbie Dennis was transferred to the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. The CDC first recommended that Americans wear masks on April 3; prisoners at Angola didn't receive them until June or July, Dennis says.

Correctional Facilities Are COVID-19 Hot Spots. Why Don't They Get Vaccine Priority?

Prisons, jails and detention centers have much higher coronavirus case and fatality rates than the general public. But attitudes toward inmates mean bank tellers may get vaccinated before they do.

A woman undergoes antibody testing before an injection of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine known as Sputnik V at an outpatient clinic in Grozny earlier this week.

Putin Promotes Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Russians Are Skeptical

The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it.

For the 78 residents of St. Joseph's Senior Home in New Jersey, the arrival of hazmat-suited officials in March in their caravan of ambulance buses was terrifying. Some evacuees with dementia shouted and furiously clawed at them. Others begged not to be taken away.

The Tragedy Of 'St. Joe's'

Back in March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge, N.J., led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half of them were dead.

A woman undergoes antibody testing before an injection of the Russian coronavirus vaccine known as Sputnik V at outpatient clinic in Grozny earlier this week.

Putin Promotes Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Russians Are Skeptical

The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it.

Sisters Dorothy Cassaro (left), Bernadette Sohler and Angie Kociolek with their mother, Annette, in happier times, in 2006.

The Tragedy Of 'St Joe's'

Back in March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge, New Jersey, led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half of them were dead.

This image from a Columbus police body camera shows the moments before Officer Adam Coy fatally shoots Andre Maurice Hill early Tuesday.

Ohio Officer's Bodycam Shows He Shot Unarmed Black Man Within 10 Seconds Of Encounter

The Columbus Division of Police released silent video of the fatal shooting Wednesday. The officer who fired the shots has been placed on paid administrative leave.

As COVID-19 cases surge, the federal government is releasing data about hospital capacity at facilities around the country.

California Could See 100,000 Hospitalizations In January

California has recorded half a million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and could have nearly 100,000 hospitalizations in the next month.

Airline passengers walk around San Diego International Airport with their luggage, Dec. 21, 2020.

Californians Warned Of Possible Post-Holidays Virus Disaster

Californians are being warned if they don't change plans there could be a disastrous explosion of coronavirus cases. The state has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and could have 100,000 hospitalizations in the next month.

A health care worker puts on his personal protective equipment at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Aug. 21, 2020.

Hospital Staffs Stretched Thin During California Virus Surge

Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state’s emergency care system.

Physicians and nurses wear personal protective equipment while they attend to a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, Calif. on December 18, 2020.

As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Overwhelmed California Hospitals Worry About Rationing Care

As intensive care units hit capacity, hospitals across the state are being forced to consider that they may not be able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.

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