#hardhit

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As US Nears 1 Million Covid Deaths, One Hard-Hit County Grapples With Unthinkable Loss

As US Nears 1 Million Covid Deaths, One Hard-Hit County Grapples With Unthinkable Loss

McVEYTOWN, Pa. — Connie Houtz didn’t think covid would be that bad. She’d seen many people in this rural hamlet in central Pennsylvania get infected yet recover within a few days. She did not get vaccinated because she worried about how a new vaccine, developed in record time, might affect her heart condition. Last October, her youngest son, 45-year-old Eric Delamarter, developed a chest cold. He…

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Déjà Vu? Consumers Scramble for Covid Tests in Hard-Hit Areas

Déjà Vu? Consumers Scramble for Covid Tests in Hard-Hit Areas

Andrea Mosterman, an associate professor of history at the University of New Orleans, was already dismayed that she had to wait three days to secure a covid-19 test at a Walgreens near her home after being in contact with someone who had tested positive. But on Sunday, when she showed up at the pharmacy drive-thru, she was told the store had run out of test kits and none was available anywhere in…

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