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As a health care worker, I was one of the early recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine. As I received the vaccine and the surrounding staff applauded, I felt tears streaming down my face. The nurse who painlessly administered the vaccine said: “Go ahead and cry. You are making history.”
My tears represented a mix of emotions: joy, relief and a sense that we will soon be able to exhale as a society. I also felt ashamed because many others at greater risk have not yet received the vaccination, including members of the Latinx community who have been on the front lines during the pandemic.
Healthcare Worker Katie Asmuth Wins Bandera 100K With A Broken Nose And Bloodied Knees One Dirty Magazine
Healthcare Worker Katie Asmuth Wins Bandera 100K With A Broken Nose And Bloodied Knees Asmuth also earned a Golden Ticket to the Western States 100 David Roche January 11th, 2021
If you know Katie Asmuth (@kt runshappy on Instagram), you know that she will always bring some extra joy and light to your day. On race day, it might be smiling with a face streaked by blood, as she applies a nostril tampon for a mid-race broken nose. Or maybe it’s from her ability to joyously celebrate the achievements of others, on the course and off. If you don’t know Katie, you can just look at this video from the mile-40 aid station of the Bandera 100K.
Year in Review Part 4: October
Dec. 30, 2020 at 6:00 am
Local street performers were banned from entertaining tourists visiting Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, Pier and Transit Mall during peak afternoon and evening shopping hours, as part of the city’s Twenty-Seventh Supplement. While the recent safer-at-home orders had affected the number of acts performing in recent months, performers had found ways to continue with a few creative adaptations.
California eased its coronavirus restrictions to allow up to three households to socialize outdoors, an expansion of rules aimed at people tempted to have even larger gatherings around Halloween, Thanksgiving and end-of-year holidays. The goal was not to encourage larger gatherings, Newsom said, but to recognize the increasing pressure for get-togethers and provide ways for people to act appropriately.
The Emergency Food Partnership provides thousands of free meals to those facing hunger during the pandemic.
Rozette Rago
A Venice Family Clinic patient picks up his meals at the food distribution at Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center in Santa Monica. Cheryl Cheng ’02 | Photography by Rozette Rago |
December 17, 2020
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UADALUPE MORALES WAS SCARED. She was pregnant and knew she needed prenatal care, but she didn’t have health insurance and wasn’t sure where to go.
“I felt lost,” Morales remembers. “I was a teenage mom, and I was a single mom, so it was very difficult. I was struggling.”