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Yvonne Gibbs, 72, receives Moderna&#039;s COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 27, 2021, at the TCF Center in Detroit. COVID-19 hit Detroit hard. But fast action by city leaders early in the pandemic may have slowed the rampant advance of the virus among Detroit&#039;s largely Black population. Detroit recorded 431 confirmed COVID cases on March 30, 2020, and another 387 two days later, according to the city&#039;s Health Department.

Mass testing, mask wearing help Detroit slow virus’ pace

Yvonne Gibbs, 72, receives Moderna&#039;s COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 27, 2021, at the TCF Center in Detroit. COVID-19 hit Detroit hard. But fast action by city leaders early in the pandemic may have slowed the rampant advance of the virus among Detroit&#039;s largely Black population. Detroit recorded 431 confirmed COVID cases on March 30, 2020, and another 387 two days later, according to the city&#039;s Health Department.

March 7, 2021, 2:15pm Nation & World

It was March 11 last year when Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced that the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled because a virus that had already sickened tens of thousands worldwide had reached Michigan. Read story

Dr Tamara Joffe prepares to administer a Covid-19 jab using the AstraZeneca vaccine to Leslie Reid in the back of a London Taxi cab during the pilot project of pop up vaccination drive &#039;Vaxi Taxi&#039; in Kilburn, London, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The pilot scheme, funded by the Covid Crisis Rescue Foundation, aims to help ferry supplies and patients to temporary clinics set up in faith and community centres across the capital. People don&#039;t even need to leave the backseat if they didn&#039;t want to in order to receive their inoculation.

Vaxi Taxi targets vaccine anxiety as U.K. minority uptake lags

Dr Tamara Joffe prepares to administer a Covid-19 jab using the AstraZeneca vaccine to Leslie Reid in the back of a London Taxi cab during the pilot project of pop up vaccination drive &#039;Vaxi Taxi&#039; in Kilburn, London, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The pilot scheme, funded by the Covid Crisis Rescue Foundation, aims to help ferry supplies and patients to temporary clinics set up in faith and community centres across the capital. People don&#039;t even need to leave the backseat if they didn&#039;t want to in order to receive their inoculation.

March 7, 2021, 1:40pm Nation & World

The Vaxi Taxi was a godsend for Leslie Reid. Read story

Debbie Monahan, a school nurse, pulls down Charles Robbins&#039; sleeve after giving him his second shot of the coronavirus vaccine at Surry County High School in Dendron, Va., on Saturday Feb. 27, 2021. Getting the coronavirus vaccine has been a challenge for rural counties in the U.S. that lack medical facilities such as a pharmacy or a well-equipped doctor&#039;s office.

Open spaces, no pharmacies: rural U.S. confronts vaccine void

Debbie Monahan, a school nurse, pulls down Charles Robbins&#039; sleeve after giving him his second shot of the coronavirus vaccine at Surry County High School in Dendron, Va., on Saturday Feb. 27, 2021. Getting the coronavirus vaccine has been a challenge for rural counties in the U.S. that lack medical facilities such as a pharmacy or a well-equipped doctor&#039;s office.

March 7, 2021, 1:18pm Nation & World

When Charlome Pierce searched where her 96-year-old father could get a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she found zero options anywhere near their home in Virginia. The lone medical clinic in Surry County had none, and the last pharmacy in an area with roughly 6,500 residents and more land mass than… Read story

As virus cases stack up, numbers tell the story

March 7, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 came on March 6, 2020. Read story

Pastor Damion Young, who contracted COVID-19 and still struggles with symptoms, poses for a portrait at his Vancouver apartment complex. Young worked as an Amazon truck driver, but has struggled to return to work because of long-term symptoms from COVID-19.

Vancouver Pastor Damion Young describes his long-haul struggles with COVID-19

Pastor Damion Young, who contracted COVID-19 and still struggles with symptoms, poses for a portrait at his Vancouver apartment complex. Young worked as an Amazon truck driver, but has struggled to return to work because of long-term symptoms from COVID-19.

March 7, 2021, 6:03am Churches & Religion

I was at work on Jan. 8, and I was coming down three flights of steps, and I just felt dizzy. I just felt like I couldn’t go anymore, and I didn’t understand why I felt that way. Read story

Connie Kessinger of St. Joseph Catholic Church, right, bows her head in prayer before the service on June 18, 2020. As churches slowly reopen, the traditional Catholic Mass has shifted to adapt to COVID-19.

Picturing the pandemic

Connie Kessinger of St. Joseph Catholic Church, right, bows her head in prayer before the service on June 18, 2020. As churches slowly reopen, the traditional Catholic Mass has shifted to adapt to COVID-19.

March 7, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

A year ago, when the first Clark County resident was diagnosed with COVID-19, we didn’t know how much our lives were about to change. Read story

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2021 file photo, people crowd Via del Corso shopping street in Rome, following the ease of restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Europe recorded 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, an increase of 9% from the previous week and ending a six-week decline, WHO said Thursday, March 4, 2021. The so-called UK variant is of greatest concern in the 53 countries monitored by WHO in Europe.

Europe staggers as virus variants surge

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2021 file photo, people crowd Via del Corso shopping street in Rome, following the ease of restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Europe recorded 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, an increase of 9% from the previous week and ending a six-week decline, WHO said Thursday, March 4, 2021. The so-called UK variant is of greatest concern in the 53 countries monitored by WHO in Europe.

March 6, 2021, 7:07pm Nation & World

The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of Bollate with amazing speed. In a matter of just days, 45 children and 14 staff members had tested positive. Read story

Golden retriever Lucy queries volunteer Marty Rutkovitz about whether she can help dig on Saturday at Ike Memorial Dog Park in Vancouver.

DOGPAW holds cleanup at Vancouver dog park

Golden retriever Lucy queries volunteer Marty Rutkovitz about whether she can help dig on Saturday at Ike Memorial Dog Park in Vancouver.

March 6, 2021, 6:30pm Clark County News

Ted Healy got the best of all worlds Saturday at the place he calls the best dog park in the region. Read story

Morning Press: New Seasons; VPS superintendent; Vaccine allocation; Evergreen schools; La Center musher; EV program

March 6, 2021, 6:02am Business

What does the weather have in store this weekend? For details, check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories from the week: Downtown Vancouver residents ready to welcome New Seasons Market Downtown Vancouver residents are mostly jubilant… Read story

Volunteer pharmacist Serena Donnelly, left, prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine while working behind-the-scenes at the new large-scale vaccination site at Tower Mall on Friday morning, March 5, 2021. The vaccinations are by appointment only.

Vancouver’s vaccination options expand with opening of Tower Mall site

Volunteer pharmacist Serena Donnelly, left, prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine while working behind-the-scenes at the new large-scale vaccination site at Tower Mall on Friday morning, March 5, 2021. The vaccinations are by appointment only.

March 5, 2021, 7:03pm Clark County Health

To learn about your place in line, or to learn how to get vaccinated, go the Clark County Public Health’s vaccination website, clark.wa.gov/public-health/covid-19-vaccine. Read story