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One Person Dies Every Six Minutes of COVID-19 in This Pandemic Hot Spot

Public health data in Los Angeles county reveals shocking statistics about California's most populous county: One person dies every six minutes from the coronavirus, 10 people test positive every minute, and there will soon be a million cases in the region. In other pandemic news, U.S. surpasses 11 million vaccinations, Instacart will provide a stipend to those who get the vaccine, and how a selfie could encourage others to get inoculated.

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One Person Dies Every Six Minutes of COVID-19 in This Pandemic Hot Spot

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    1 death every 6 minutes: How L.A. became nation's largest Covid hot spot
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    1 death every 6 minutes: How L.A. became nation's largest Covid hot spot

    "Once you get behind the eight ball, it's hard to put the genie back in the bottle,” one epidemiologist said. LOS ANGELES — In Los Angeles County, 10 people on average test positive for the coronavirus every minute. Every six minutes, someone dies from Covid-19, according to county public health …

    Go Ahead, Share Your Vaccine Selfie
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    Go Ahead, Share Your Vaccine Selfie

    Think of it as a public service: Photos can be powerful tools in overcoming skepticism toward inoculation. Three days ago, I received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. As a pediatrics resident working in New York, I saw it as a glimmer of hope during an otherwise bleak winter. …

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