As more people across the country joyfully announce they have received that long-awaited shot in the arm, many who are still eagerly awaiting their turn are confronting their feelings of envy.
Kat Sambor, an L.A. event planner, acknowledged that seeing friends and acquaintances getting vaccinated ahead of her was emotionally confusing. latimes.com/science/story/…
Psychology professor Christine Harris encourages those who feel bad for having vaccine envy to give themselves a break.
“Experiencing envy does not make you a bad person,” she said. “It’s natural, and we are wired to have these emotions.” latimes.com/science/story/…
It was easy to feel unfettered happiness when healthcare workers became eligible for the vaccine.
But as younger, seemingly able-bodied people began posting vaccine selfies on the internet, envy raised its head. latimes.com/science/story/…
Wondering how a seemingly healthy friend got the vaccine is understandable, but it’s prudent to reserve judgment, experts say. latimes.com/science/story/…
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“We do not want to ignore the past, but we do not want it embroidered in a scarlet R upon our chest,” said Mayor Suzanne Hadley, in response to emails and testimonies from people worried that the renewed controversy over has marked the city as racist.
But as the city’s inaction captured more headlines and ignited greater calls for justice, L.A. County Sup. @SupJaniceHahn stepped in and did what she said felt obvious: apologizing to the Bruce family and agreeing that the land should be returned.
Rushed through by smugglers, chased by border patrol and hiding from kidnapping cartels, migrants and their families leave behind items that tell the story of their crossing. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
These multicolored adjustable plastic bracelets are like those given at nightclubs and concerts - except these are labeled entregas (deliveries) and cost migrants thousands of dollars, can get them on a boat ride across the Rio Grande and are quickly discarded after.
Mexican residency permits. Wet sweatshirts. Toddler shoes. Lip balm. Wet jackets snagged on trees, quickly slipped off and left to hang in the dark, suspended like ghosts. These are some of the items left behind by migrants along the Rio Grande. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
California on Thursday announced that all adults will become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 15.
This spurred an immediate flurry of phone calls, appointment requests and people trying to secure their spots in line. latimes.com/california/sto…
The two-week window before the April 15 free-for-all begins marks a critical point in the state’s vaccine rollout — particularly for people between the ages of 50 and 64, who become eligible April 1. latimes.com/california/sto…
The CA Dept of Finance projects that there are nearly 1.9 million people in L.A. County between the ages of 50 and 64, and 7.2 million in the state.
Currently, only about 23% of Californians in that age group have received at least one dose of a vaccine. latimes.com/california/sto…
The image looked exactly like one he had studied decades ago, a black-and-white slide photographed in 1959 at Prasat Nong Hong, a temple in northeastern Thailand. Tanongsak remembered it because it was unique: Yama, lord of death, rarely decorated Khmer temples in Thailand.
A second architectural lintel also was found in the museum’s online records. Both came from temple sites that Thailand had registered in the mid-1930s as national ancient monuments. They were protected property.