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U S endures pandemic s deadliest day, overshadowed by Washington mob assault on Capitol

U.S. wants faster vaccinations as pandemic worsens, job market suffers Reuters 1/7/2021 © Reuters/CALLAGHAN O HARE FILE PHOTO: Healthcare personnel work inside a COVID-19 unit in Houston By Maria Caspani and Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - U.S. health officials sought to speed up the sluggish pace of COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, as the coronavirus claimed over 4,000 American lives for a second straight day and employment data showed the pandemic further stifling the job market. © Reuters/DAVID DELGADO FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Bronx As of Thursday, roughly 6 million people across the United States had received a first injection of the two-shot vaccines, accounting for less than one-third of more than 21 million doses shipped to date, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A small town dragged its feet on COVID-19 mask mandates Now residents are paying the price

A small town dragged its feet on COVID-19 mask mandates. Now residents are paying the price. Andrea Ball, Jayme Fraser and Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY © Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY NETWORK A water tower gleams in the afternoon sun in Dodge City, Kansas. DODGE CITY In the midst of a worsening pandemic, as coronavirus cases climbed, elected leaders in a former frontier town famous for its gunfights faced a choice. They could pass a mask mandate at the urging of health experts, or reject the measure blasted by some as a violation of their personal freedoms. The five commissioners of Dodge City, Kansas, a politically red cattle community of some 27,000 people, had resisted such measures all summer and into fall. Like other parts of rural and small-city America, Dodge City had mostly returned to normal after shaking off the pandemic’s first wave.

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