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Security at airports, statehouses and in the nation’s capital tightens as the inauguration approaches

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eileen Sullivan and Eric SchmittNew York Times

WASHINGTON >> Law enforcement officials are vetting hundreds of potential airplane passengers and beefing up airport security as officials amplify warnings of vio-lence before the presidential inauguration from extrem-ists emboldened by the Capitol attack last week.

The Transportation Security Administration is in-creasing the number of federal marshals on flights

and explosive-detection dogs at airports. Screen-ing officers will be deployed to assist a milita-

rized “green zone” in downtown Washington.Federal officials say the security perime-

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DOH, pharmacies partnerto ramp up drive-thru sites

Hawaii health officials are working with local pharmacies to offer drive-thru and in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and caregivers of small residential care homes as Hawaii prepares to significantly ramp up immunizations statewide.

“This is another major step forward in the implementation of our state’s vaccina-tion plan,” Health Director Libby Char said Friday in a news release. “With residents and staff of larger long-term care facilities such as assisted living communities now in progress, we’re now turning our attention to residential care homes and community care foster family homes.”

The Department of Health this week started scheduling Oahu’s licensed care homes, while drive-thru clinics, county hubs and other mobile services already have begun on the neighbor islands.

Pharmacies including ElixRx Pharmacy, 5 Minute Pharmacy, Foodland Pharmacy, KTA Pharmacy, Pharmacare Hawaii, The Queen’s Medical Center Pharmacy and Times Pharmacy have been assigned to li-censed care homes based on ZIP code. There are more than 1,200 community care foster family homes, in addition to about 445 adult residential care homes, and nearly 50 homes for those with develop-mental disabilities.

Small residential care homesare targeted for vaccinations

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