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2020

A pandemic, elections, police killings, protests, the stock market, Trump, Biden, Kobe, wars, wildfires, COVID-19 vaccines, oral swabs, awards show sweeps, masks, social distancing, Zoom weddings, Zoom funerals, remote school, remote work (and essential workers), closures, reopenings, royals, binge-watching Netflix, "WAP," Billie Eilish, "Tiger King," "Indian Matchmaking," "Love is Blind," sourdough starters, pets, Dodgers, Lakers, chaos, emptiness, toilet paper.

The Los Angeles Times takes you on a visual journey through a year in California that’s impossible to sum up in just words. Use this opportunity to recall how much we really lived through in the shadow of a deadly virus — and how it all felt.

(But if you really, really want to know more, you can tap most of the media to see a description and credit, as well as a link to original Los Angeles Times reporting!)

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A still from "Love is Blind” in a television screen
An Oscar statuette
An Oscar statuette
An Oscar statuette
An Oscar statuette
An illustration of Lysol spray
An illustration of Clorox wipes
A line tracking the stocking market exaggeratedly falling out of a laptop
A measuring tape pulled out to six feet
Joe Exotic of "Tiger King" holds one of his tigers in a still within television screen
A person balancing a weight, a sourdough loaf, plants and a new pet while a clock spins
A toilet paper roll unfurling and refurling
Four different deliverypeople run, bike, and drive to deliver packages
A tweet from President Donald Trump that was flagged by Twitter as glorifying violence
A cell phone shows black squares scrolling endlessly.
An illustration of a muder hornet flying in place
A television alternately showing stills from “The Last Dance” and “Indian Matchmaking”
A Kanye West tweet announcing his 2020 run for president
#FREEBRITNEY flashes on a laptop screen
A portrait of Megan Thee Stallion and the phrase "#WAP" flashing in a phone frame
A presidential limousine chases a USPS truck
An Emmy statuette
Inside a phone frame, a man in a TikTok video drinks Ocean Spray.
A fly buzzes in place
Justin Turner's unmasked face amongst a group of Dodgers posing with their World Series trophy
An iPhone screen displaying an Emergency Alert from LA City about covid-19 cases rising in the area.
A Tweet from President Donald Trump censored by Twitter for being misleading
A Tweet from President Donald Trump censored by Twitter for being misleading
An illustration of a laptop with Thanksgiving foods, like turkey and mashed potatoes
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle smiling toward the camera as they leave the Canada House.
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, leave Canada House in London on Jan. 7. (Daniel Leal-Olivas / Getty Images)
The number eight made of yellow memorial flowers
Ben Hong plays the cello during the Lakers pregame ceremony to honor Kobe Bryant at the Staples Center. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
A black and white portrait photo of Kobe Bryant looking at the camera.
L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant is photographed after a U.S. men's basketball team practice in 2008. (Jay Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Laker star LeBron James pointing up to the sky
Lakers LeBron James points to the sky during a memorial for Kobe Bryant at the Staples Center. (Los Angeles Times/Wally Skalij)
Fans gather outside Staples Center in downtown L.A. for Kobe Bryant's memorial service on Feb. 24. (Los Angeles Times)
Massive crowds gather at Kobe's memorial site. (Los Angeles Times)
A person wearing a hoodie and Kobe Bryant t-shirt sits on the ground in front of a large memorial for Kobe.
A fan sits near a makeshift memorial at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 28 after the death of Lakers star Kobe Bryant. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Basketball star Michael Jordan crying
Outside Staples Center in downtown L.A. on Jan. 26, fans mourn the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash that morning. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men perform a tribute to Kobe Bryant on stage at the Grammy Awards in front of a large screen showing a photo of Kobe.
Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men perform during a tribute to Kobe Bryant at the 62nd Grammy Awards on Jan. 26. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Billie Eilish posing for the camera with her Grammys for record of the year, album of the year, song of the year, best new artist and best pop vocal album backstage at Staples Center.
Billie Eilish poses with her Grammys for record of the year, album of the year, song of the year, best new artist and best pop vocal album backstage at Staples Center on Jan. 26. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
Photo of Tyler, the Creator performing at the Grammy Awards with his backup dancers. All performers are dressed in matching reed and white suits and wearing white wigs.
Tyler, the Creator performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 26. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lizzo sings on stage at the Grammys wearing a long black gown and performing in front of an all woman orchestra section.
Lizzo performs at the Grammy Awards ceremony on Jan. 26. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lil Nas X performs at the Grammy's wearing a shimmering shirt and pants combination along with a black cowboy hat emblazoned with shining silver flames.
Lil Nas X performs at the Grammys at Staples Center in downtown L.A. on Jan. 26. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Ariana Grande poses for a photo on the red carpet wearing a long, fluffy, gray strapless gown.
Singer Ariana Grande, decked in gray tulle, arrives at the 62nd Grammy Awards ceremony on Jan. 26. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Trump standing at a podium holding up a copy of The Washington Post with the headline reading “Trump Acquitted”.
President Trump holds up a newspaper announcing an acquittal in his impeachment trial as he speaks in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 6. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)
A young girl stands in the center of the frame holding a Bernie Sanders sign. In front of her are two chihuahuas dressed in pink and silver tutus.
Maya Lasso, 4, of Monterey Park is distracted by “Chihuahuas for Bernie" Mia and Fiesta at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at Valley High School in Santa Ana on Feb. 21. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
An older man wearing an “I am not Bernie” sweatshirt poses with a younger man kneeling on the ground holding a Bernie Sanders sign with his right hand and making a peace symbol with his left hand.
Jeff Jones of Los Angeles, wearing an “I Am Not Bernie" shirt, poses with Christopher Rad of Glendale at a Sanders rally at Valley High School in Santa Ana on Feb. 21. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
An older man wearing an "I am not Bernie" sweatshirt poses with four children at a Bernie Sanders rally.
Bernie Sanders lookalike Jeff Jones of Los Angeles poses with Sanders fans at a rally held by the Democratic presidential candidate at Valley High School in Santa Ana on Feb. 21. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Democratic presidential candidates stand at podiums on a primary debate stage
Democratic presidential candidates, from left, Mike Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar participate in a debate in Las Vegas on Feb. 19. (John Locher / Associated Press)
Bernie Sanders stands giving a speech in the center of the photo in front of a blue sky with a few clouds.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders takes the stage at a rally at Valley High School in Santa Ana on Feb. 21. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A fist raised in the air
Bernie Sanders supporters pose at the podium after the Democratic presidential candidate's appearance at a rally at Valley High School in Santa Ana on Feb. 21. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A woman holding a cell phone in the air in a crowd
Bernie Sanders greets supporters after speaking at a rally at Valley High School in Santa Ana on Feb. 21. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A fist raised in the air
Bernie Sanders campaign volunteers celebrate after Sanders was projected as the winner of the California primary at a Super Tuesday election night party at the candidate's local campaign headquarters in Santa Ana on March 3. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A fist raised in the air
Ada Brice​ñ​o, chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County, speaks at a rally for Bernie Sanders at Valley High School in Santa Ana on Feb. 21. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Parasite director Bong Joon Ho holding his Oscar in his raised right hand.
Parasite director Bong Joon Ho celebrates winning the Oscar in the international feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Actor Kang Ho and director Bong Joon Ho share a celebratory hug in the middle of the frame after “Parasite” wins best picture.
Actor Kang Ho and director Bong Joon Ho celebrate after “Parasite” won the best picture Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The cast of “Parasite” stands with director Bong Joon Ho holding multiple Oscars and cheering after their best picture win.
The cast of “Parasite" celebrates with director Bong Joon Ho at the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Audience members including Tom Hanks, bottom right, Rita Wilson and Penelope Cruz cheer and clap in reaction to “Parasite” winning the best picture Oscar.
Audience members including Tom Hanks, bottom right, Rita Wilson and Penelope Cruz react to “Parasite” winning the best picture Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Parasite director Bong Joon Ho converses with Dawn Hudson as they leave the stage after “Parasite” wins the best picture Academy Award.
Director Bong Joon Ho leaves the stage with Dawn Hudson, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
The Grand Princess cruise ship idles offshore
Dark clouds hang over the cruise ship Grand Princess, stuck off the San Francisco coast with multiple people aboard who tested positive for the coronavirus on March 8. (Noah Berger / Associated Press)
Aerial photo of a nearly empty freeway in Los Angeles.
The intersection of the 101 and 110 freeways in downtown Los Angeles is nearly free of traffic on March 20 after a stay-at-home order was issued because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Freeway sign displays message “Covid-19 Less is More Avoid Gatherings.”
A sign on the 110 Freeway gives motorists advice on how to avoid spreading the coronavirus on March 14. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The closed Manhattan Beach pier at twilight with a sign displaying “Social Distancing” placed in front.
The Manhattan Beach Pier is gated and locked under COVID-19 restrictions on March 25. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Gov. Gavin Newsom orders Californians to stay at home on March 19, marking the first mandatory restrictions in the state’s fight against the coronavirus. (Office of the Governor of California)
L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, second from left, confers with with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti during a press conference held to declare a health emergency
L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, second from left, confers with with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti during a press conference held to declare a health emergency. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County's public health department director, urges residents to take precautions to avoid possible exposure to the coronavirus on March 10. (KTLA-TV Channel 5)
A toddler grabs a blue swing at a playground wrapped in caution tape.
Maala Sampath, 2, on Dec. 1 tries to climb into a swing before her nanny tells her that the playground at Glen Anderson Park in Redondo Beach is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
An aerial photo of nearly empty drop off and pick-up areas at terminals five and six of Los Angeles International Airport.
Los Angeles International Airport is virtually deserted under COVID-19 restrictions on April 15. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
A nearly empty airport lobby at Los Angeles International Airport. Only one customer is in frame.
A check-in and ticketing area at Los Angeles International Airport is almost empty on March 23. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Rows of Southwest planes parked against a mountain in the background.
Southwest Airlines jetliners grounded by the coronairus outbreak are parked at Victorville Logistics Airport on March 24. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Long Beach Airport is virtually empty on March 25 as the coronavirus outbreak suppresses travel demand and flights are canceled. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Completely empty shelves of cleaning supplies in an aisle of Target.
Shelves are empty at a Target store in Manhattan Beach on March 13 after a coronavirus stay-at-home order led to panic buying of essential items. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
An employee measures six feet of distance between markers on the floor used to instruct customers how far to stand apart.
A Ralphs grocery store worker in Westchester on March 22 sticks tape on the floor to encourage customers to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
A line of customers stands pushing carts outside of Costco in the rain waiting to get into the store.
Hundreds of customers, most looking for water, toilet paper, paper towels and cleaning supplies, line up in the rain outside a Costco store in Burbank on March 13. (Raul Roa / Times Community News)
The Vista theater with a marquee displaying the message “To be continued”
The Vista theater on Sunset Drive in Los Angeles is closed April 21 during the pandemic, but a message was left on its marquee. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The Fairfax Cinema displaying a marquee reading, “Stay Safe Los Angeles”.
The Fairfax Cinema in Los Angeles, closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, says “Stay Safe Los Angeles,” on its marquee on April 19. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The El Capitan Theatre displaying the message, “Thank you HeahthcareHeroes!”
Baymax from the Disney film “Big Hero 6” is seen April 21 with the words “Thank You Healthcare Heroes” on the marquee of the closed El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A Starbucks employee draws a blue heart on the window of the store. The window is also filled with inspiring messages.
Starbucks employees in Covina write inspiring messages on a store window amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A woman writes on a window to get a message to the healthcare workers who are treating an isolate covid patient on the other side of the wall.
Reyna Gomez, left, communicates April 10 with Norah Pena and John Stanley, who care for a COVID-19 patient in an isolation room at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in Chula Vista, Calif. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Six heath care workers stand in the window cheering with hands raised.
UC Irvine Medical Center healthcare workers bang on windows April 14 to show their gratitude as they watch Orange County first responders' vehicles in a drive-by parade in Orange. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
An older resident and a nurse pose for a selfie together while both wearing masks. The nurse is also wearing a face shield.
Resident Dikran Hamparian, left, poses with executive director Margarita Kechichian on Thanksgiving at skilled nursing facility Ararat Home in Mission Hills. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Two nurses, both wearing masks and one wearing a face shield in addition, are helping an elderly woman walk.
Nurse Zovinar Bolkorkian, left, and executive director Margarita Kechichian, right, stand with resident Shake Godjamanianon and a bouquet of flowers her son sent her for Thanksgiving at skilled nursing facility Ararat Home in Mission Hills on Nov. 26. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Three health care workers wearing masks and other protective gear treat an isolated covid patient.
Nurses Linda Isidienu, left, and Michael Manriquez watch as respiratory therapist Tiffany Matthews administers care for an intubated patient with COVID-19 in an ICU isolation room at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in Chula Vista, Calif., on April 10. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
A gloved healthcare worker holds the hand of a covid patient.
Maria Cuellar, 63, left, speaks with Dr. Maita Kuvhenguhwa at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles. Cuellar, a patient on the hospital's COVID-19 floor, was being treated on April 23. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A woman wearing a mask leans down to touch a casket.
Clarice Kavanaugh places a hand on her friend Charles Jackson's casket at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood on April 15. Jackson died just days after being diagnosed with COVID-19. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Gov. Gavin Newsom urges Californians to wear masks in public to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. (Office of the Governor of California)
Carson City Mayor Albert Robles sticks a covid testing swab up is nose while tightly closing his eyes.
Carson City Mayor Albert Robles does self-testing at a drive-up coronavirus testing site in Carson on April 28. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
A covid test site employee uses a grabber to take a covid test from someone in a car.
Technician Marissa Arzate retrieves a completed COVID-19 test from a patient at a testing site set up at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine on July 13. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
People in cars lined up in a snake shaped line waiting to get covid tested.
An aerial view shows more than 100 vehicles lined up April 30 at the coronavirus testing center at Warner Center in Woodland Hills. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A masked bride and groom sit at the top of a flight of stairs at night.
Kathleen Sion and Russel Sion, both 29, are shown May 2 on the front steps of Caroldale Learning Community School in Carson, where they met as children. Their wedding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A bride and groom kiss through their masks.
Xiakuan Qian, left, and Qingyun Zhu, both 26, get married in a parking lot at the Honda Center in Anaheim on April 23. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Guests send their best wishes via Zoom to Owen Smigelski and Carolyne Johnson, who had to cancel their in-person wedding because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Mark E. Potts / Los Angeles Times)
A man wearing a mask over his mouth rides his bike in front of a large mural.
A bicyclist wearing a mask rides past a mural on 4th Street in Los Angeles' Arts District on April 24. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
An elderly man cheers outside on the patio while raising an American flag
Lt. Col. Sam Sachs, a World War II veteran, celebrates his 105th birthday with well-wishers at the Mom & Dad's House assisted living facility in Lakewood on April 27. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A man plays cello on his porch as a woman walks by.
Beong-Soo Kim plays the cello on the porch of his home in Pasadena for neighborhood listeners on April 19, one among several pandemic-time porch concerts by Kim and his wife, Bonnie Wongtrakool. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A man plays drums in the back of a pickup truck as people on the street cheer.
Anthony Sheriff plays the drums from the back of his truck in downtown Los Angeles on May 1. Jam sessions from his "man cave on wheels" have drawn people out of their houses to dance in the street, he said. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Two sitting women applaud their neighbor (out of frame) as he puts on concert for them.
Leticia Mora and Grace Sweet, right, applaud 18-year-old neighbor Andres O'Neil, who sang and played the keyboard in his driveway in Norwalk on May 1. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A child wearing a green helmet and a face mask rides a hoverboard in the middle of the street.
A boy in a mask rides a self-balancing scooter in the Golden Hills neighborhood of Redondo Beach on April 5. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A child celebrating his eighth birthday sits on the curb in front of his home while waiting for his friends to drive by and wish him a happy birthday.
Peyton Buss waits for cars full of team members from his Little League team to drive by his home for his birthday on April 16 in Thousand Oaks. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A woman and her three children ride in the back of a pickup truck. All are smiling and waving.
Catherine Boys and her three children give a shout-out to a friend on April 16 as they take part in a drive-by celebration of the fellow Little Leaguer's 8th birthday outside his Thousand Oaks home. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Customers wearing coats with full carts wait in line for the elevator to the Costco parking garage.
Costco customers at the Westfield Topanga & the Village shopping center in Canoga Park wait in line for an elevator to the parking garage on March 13. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A shopper reaches for a roll of toilet paper on a partially empty shelf at Ralph's market in Calabasas.
A shopper reaches for one of the remaining packages of toilet paper at a Ralphs supermarket in Calabasas on Nov. 19. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A man wearing a mask on a street corner holds a bagged mask and a yellow sign depicting the message, “Face Mask, $5.00.”
Santos Hernandez sells face masks on a street corner in Canoga Park on April 7. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A waiter wearing a mask and a face shield takes orders from a table of unmasked diners.
Conor Susi takes orders from a dine-in group at Faith & Flower in downtown Los Angeles on June 6. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
A masked congregation worships outside while the priest preaches under a tent.
Felipe Juarez, a victim of COVID-19, is memorialized at an outdoor service at Continental Funeral Home in Los Angeles on Aug. 4. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Photos of hospital workers hang on lanyards below a sign reading, “Faces Behind The Mask.”
Doctors and staff at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston wear photographs of themselves over their protective gear so patients can see what they look like. From left are medical student volunteer Diego Montelongo, nurse Tanna Ingraham and Dr. Joseph Varon. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Three hospital workers wearing blue plastic suits, masks, and face shields treat a masked covid patient lying in a hospital bed.
Dr. Joseph Varon checks on COVID patient Melquiades Cervantes, 43, at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
An older man touches hands through the glass with his mother, who is inside an assisted living facility.
Sacramento County's health director, Peter Beilenson, 60, visits his mother, Dolores Beilenson, 86, at her assisted-living home. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A woman and her three children all wear masks as they walk through a nearly empty airport terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.
Yadira Barajas walks into Los Angeles International Airport with her children Owen Vargas, 11, and 6-year-old twins Madison and Madelyn Contreras on May 11, the day a mask requirement took effect at the airport. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A portrait of George Floyd is painted as a mural reading, “Rest In Peace George Floyd" in big yellow letters.
A painted image of George Floyd, who died while in Minneapolis police custody in May, covers a building in Los Angeles' Melrose district on June 5. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti stands maskless with a group of masked protestors
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti walks out to address protesters and clergy members from the Los Angeles area that are participating in a march and peaceful protest in downtown Los Angeles outside of City Hall and LAPD Headquarters on June 2, 2020. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
An artists' memorial in Venice honors George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Sandra Bland.
An artists' memorial in Venice honors George Floyd, left, who died May 25, and other Black victims of violence, including Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Sandra Bland. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
Four protesters stand on top of a burned out car.
Protesters stand on a burned LAPD cruiser May 30 at 3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue as another car burns nearby. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Protestors face police screaming and with their hands up. One holds a sign reading, “ENOUGH”
People in the Fairfax district protest the death of George Floyd on May 30, a day after hundreds of demonstrators were arrested in downtown Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
A National Guardsman stands in front of Los Angeles City Hall behind a portable fence with his right hand raised.
The California National Guard is deployed May 31 at City Hall. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A peaceful protest in the middle of a street. Most people kneel while one man holds up a sign reading “Stop Killing Us".
Hundreds of people march in Hollywood on June 1 to protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A humvee sits in front of a portable fence patrolled by National Guardsmen in front of Los Angeles City Hall.
After days of unrest around Los Angeles, California National Guard members arrive at City Hall on May 31. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A crew of sheriffs walk in unison toward protestors while pointing less-lethal projectiles.
Riverside County law enforcement authorities advance on demonstraters who refused to disperse after a 6 p.m. curfew on June 1 in Riverside. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
A person in make-up and a mask painted blue, pink, and white, that reads, “Black Trans Lives Matter”
Jason De Puy of West Hollywood wears a mask on June 14 during a solidarity march with Refuse Fascism and All Black Lives Matter. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Protestors sit on the street a a small fire burns behind them, one with his head down and left fist raised, while the other sits crosslegged holding a sign that reads, “Black Lives Matter.”
Protesters sit along 3rd Street in Fairfax on May 30 as a small fire burns behind them. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A person wearing a mask with “Black Lives Matter” printed on it.
Ashton Summers, a junior at El Camino Charter High School, joins a demonstration on Aug. 26 to show support for a teacher who wore an “I Can't Breathe” shirt in class. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A group of people colors an empty stretch of road with chalk. The messages are in support of Black Lives Matter and all love being equal.
Parents and children from La Jolla create chalk art in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Sept. 27. (K.C. Alfred / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Thousands march in support of racial justice on June 7 in Compton. (Mark E. Potts / Los Angeles Times)
The word “Black” painted in large yellow letters in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard.
Crews begin June 15 to erase the All Black Lives Matter sign painted on Hollywood Boulevard. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A group of people riding horses in the street wearing shirts that read, “Compton Cowboys”, are raising their fist in the air.
The Compton Cowboys ride along with protesters along Tamarind Avenue in Compton on June 7. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A small garden is fenced in with a sign in front reading, “They tried to buy us‚ We are the seeds!!! #VentureñoChumash”
A sign placed by KC Rodriguez of the Ventureno Band of Chumash lies at the base of the empty stand in front of Ventura City Hall that held a bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra. The City Council voted to remove the statue in July. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
The fallen statue of a priest that is now lying on the ground and partially covered in red paint.
Activists topple and paint the statue of Father Junipero Serra at Father Serra Park in Los Angeles on June 20. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
A person in the foreground raises their left fist toward. In front of them, a large crowd is gathered, many of whom are raising their right fists.
Black Lives Matter protesters take a knee and hold their fists in the air during a moment of silence to honor George Floyd during a march from Manhattan Beach to Hermosa Beach on June 2. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A minivan drives by with balloons attached to the top, side, and front. The balloons in the front read, “Grad 2020”, and the name, “Michael Flores” is painted on the windshield of the minivan. A person wearing a graduation cap and gown as well as a mask walks alongside the minivan on the left.
Michael Flores, 18, walks alongside his family's car in a drive-through graduation ceremony at Rowland High School in Rowland Heights on June 4. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A student wearing a cap and gown hugs themself as a bystander holds a sign that reads, “You Were Born 4 This!”
Venice High School graduate Hiromi Maeda, 18, gives her teacher a socially distant hug at a parade for graduating seniors on June 12. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A person on a motorcycle accepts a communion water from a priest
Troy Lesovsky of West Hills accepts a wafer from Father Michael Evans during a drive-up communion service at St. Bernardine of Siena Church in Woodland Hills on July 26. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A person gives another person a haircut in a barber chair outside
Barber Michael Casey cuts the hair of Quinn Keller, 21, as a pedestrian passes by on the sidewalk in front of the Funhouse Barber Shop on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Two people eat lunch at table in a parking garage
Chris Herrera, 43, left, and Angelo Victoriano, 29, enjoy lunch from one of their favorite restaurants, Massis Kabob, in the Glendale Galleria parking structure. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A fitness instructor lunges in between to makeshift plastic cubes. The room is filled with temporary see-through cubes containing people exercising.
Christian Armenta, left, and Jennie Reynoso, right, work out in their “Gainz Pods” during Peet Sapsin's “HIIT” class, which stands for high-intensity interval training, at Sapsin's Inspire South Bay Fitness in Redondo Beach. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
People watch fireworks explode against the Los Angeles skyline
Southern California residents sit on the roofs of their vehicles to watch fireworks during the Drive-Up 4th of July Spectacular at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
A camera operator works amid a sea of cardboard fans at Dodger Stadium
A camera operator works amid a sea of cardboard fans as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants play the season opener at Dodger Stadium. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A woman with her mask pulled down stands on the right while pointing a finger at a sheriff wearing a gaiter and helmet standing to her left.
A Black Lives Matter protester confronts a deputy outside the South L.A. Sheriff's Station on Aug. 31. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Governor Newsom gestures to new pandemic reopening tiers alongside an interpreter. (Office of the Governor of California)
A portrait of Chadwick Boseman looking at the camera.
Actor Chadwick Boseman is shown during a 2018 promotion for the movie “Black Panther.” Bozeman died Aug. 28. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A teacher sits at her desk in an empty classroom. She has her laptop open in front of her with a zoom meeting full of her students displayed on the screen.
Gladys Alvarez, a 5th-grade teacher at Manchester Avenue Elementary School in South Los Angeles, waves goodbye to her students after a virtual class on Aug. 19. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A child wearing a backpack and a mask looks up at the adult who is scanning her forehead with an infrared thermometer.
Clara Ro has her temperature taken by teacher's aide Lauren Mai before being allowed on the campus of Chadwick School in Palos Verdes on Nov. 5. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
An older woman wearing a mask gets her temperature taken with an infrared thermometer. Her temperature reads 97.1 degrees Fahrenheit
Lindaura Martinez gets her temperature checked at St. John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles on July 29. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
A teacher takes the temperature of a young boy wearing a backpack
Teacher Patricia Jondle takes the temperature of 2nd-grader Xavier Aguirre before he enters her classroom at St. Maria Goretti Catholic School in Long Beach on Oct. 26. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A teacher takes the temperature of a young girl wearing a backpack, a face mask, and a face shield.
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten teacher Shelly Miller takes the temperature of student Kaley Chung, 5, at St. Maria Goretti Catholic School in Long Beach on Oct. 26. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
An older man take the temperature of a woman with an infrared thermometer.
Pastor Albert Mann of Gordon Chapel Community Church in Hawthorne, Fla., checks the temperature of his daughter, Catrice Jenkins, before services on Nov. 22. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
A teacher wearing a face mask and a face shield holds a whiteboard in her left hand and a marker in her right hand while working with a student.
Leonor Azua-Alvarez, right, a bilingual teacher's aide, works with a first-grader at Stephen C. Foster Elementary School in Compton on Nov. 17. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A young boy rests his hand against his head with his eyes closed. He is seated at a table in front of a phone displaying a video call. His right hand is holding a pencil above lined paper.
Malachi Morris-Jackson, 11, a sixth-grader at Orville Wright Middle School in Los Angeles, gets tutoring by smartphone from Cooper Silverman, a volunteer with El Nido Family Center, on Sept. 8. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Annie Murphy and Dan Levy embrace and cheer after learning that Schitt's Creek won the Emmy.
Annie Murphy and Dan Levy after winning for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in “Schitt's Creek” pictured in a screengrab from the telecast of the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards on ABC hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on September 20, 2020. CREDIT: ABC/ Walt Disney Television
A swath of Armenian flags displayed in a row-like pattern at an outdoor protest.
Thousands from the Armenian community gathered at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles to denounce the military aggression by Turkey and Azerbaijan against Armenians in Artsakh on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
Protestors dressed in the colors of the Armenian flag and holding Armenian and American flags under and overpass.
More than 1,000 people supporting Armenia with flags, signs and song, gathered in protest of the Los Angeles Times using a quote from the Counsul General of Azerbaijan, in a story about the current conflict in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Oct. 6, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Protestors walk beneath an Armenian flag that the are supporting with their hands.
Thousands from the Armenian community march along Wilshire Boulevard on the way to the office of the Consulate General of Turkey to denounce the military aggression by Turkey and Azerbaijan against Armenians in Artsakh. Photographed on Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A protestor raises a fist in front of a sea of people protesting and holding Armenian flags.
Thousands from the Armenian community gathered at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles to denounce the military aggression by Turkey and Azerbaijan against Armenians in Artsakh. Photographed on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her chambers at the Supreme Court in Washington, August 23, 2013. Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for women's rights, who in her ninth decade became a much younger generation's unlikely cultural icon, died of complications from metastatic pancreas cancer on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. She was 87. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
A small portion of a barbed wire fence surrounding a field of horses that was in close proximity to the North Complex fire.
A dazed horse stands motionless in a field along Bald Rock Rd. in the aftermath of the Bear fire on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 in Berry Creek, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter stands in front of a smoldering fire. Her face is covered in soot and she is looking off into the distance.
Arroyo Grande Hot Shot firefighter Shelby Robinette takes a break as crew members set back fires as the El dorado Fire approaches in Yucaipa Monday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
A helicopter drops water from the sky.
Los Angeles County firefighter Tommy Davis watches a water-dropping helicopter make a drop on the Bobcat fire as it continues to burn in the Angeles National Forest near Llano Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Some houses and structures were lost in the Bobcat fire but most were saved. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters battle the Glass fire in California's wine country on Sept. 30. The fire damaged or destroyed a number of wineries in Napa and Sonoma counties. (OnScene.TV)
A streak of lights created by a passing emergency vehicle stands in the foreground framed by dark spruce trees and an orange sky.
A vehicle streaks by in a long exposure as Fresno County Sheriff Deputy Jeffery Shipman stands along CA-168 as the Creek Fire creeps closer to town on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 in Shaver Lake, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
A close up of sparks from a torch being used to fight a fire.
Blue Ridge Hot Shots crew members from Arizona join forces with California firefighters from Northern and Southern California on a backfire operation North of Mt. Wilson on Angeles Crest Highway. Firefighters continue to battle the Bobcat Fire as it continues to burn. (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times)
The silhouette of a young boy standing outside framed by glowing hills and smoke.
Castle Snider, 8, looks on as flames engulf the hillsides behind his backyard as the Bobcat Fire burns near homes on Oakglade Dr. (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times)
A man sits inside of a firetruck as a fire burns on the hill behind him.
LaVerne engine 761 arrives to offer defense as the Bobcat Fire burns near homes on Oakglade Dr. (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times)
Cars are backed up on the freeway below a sign. In the background a plume of smoke rises over a hill.
The Bobcat Fire, as seen from the 105/605 interchange, continues to burn, becoming one of the largest fires in LA County history. (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times)
Donald Trump faces the camera. He is wearing a face mask and making a thumbs up with his right hand.
President Trump leaves the White House for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
A helicopter flies closely in front of the White House.
President Trump stands on the Blue Room Balcony on Oct. 5 as Marine One takes off after returning him to the White House following treament for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
Donald Trump is looking to the right while pulling his face mask off.
President Trump removes his mask on Oct. 5 upon his return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he was treated for COVID-19. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
President Trump speaks to a large group of supporters at a campaign rally
President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Circleville, Ohio, on Oct. 24. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
President Trump throws Make America Great Again hats to an audience at a campaign rally
President Trump throws Make America Great Again hats to supporters before speaking at a campaign rally in Reading, Pa., on Oct. 31. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett wears a mask at her confirmation hearing.
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Oct. 12. (Win McNamee / Associated Press)
Rudolph W. Giuliani speaks in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, speaks at a press conference held in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia on Nov. 7. The press conference took place just minutes after news networks announced that Joe Biden had won the 2020 presidential election. (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)
Joe Biden and President Trump debate from behind podia.
Joe Biden, left, the Democratic nominee for president, debates with GOP President Trump at Belmont University in Nashville on Oct. 22. (Jim Bourg / Associated Press)
A fly sits on Mike Pence's head during the vice presidential debate.
A fly sits on Mike Pence's head during the vice presidential debate with Kamala Harris at the University of Utah on Oct. 7. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)
Two Lakers players cheer and embrace under a purple light.
Dwight Howard embracess teammate LeBron James (23) after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to win the NBA championhip in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 11. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A fan wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey waving a large Lakers flag walks down the center of the street toward a line of police officers.
A fan waving a Lakers flag celebrates outside Staples Center in front of a line of police after the team won the NBA championship on Oct. 11. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
LeBron James cheers with his fingers touching his head in the middle of the frame after the Lakers win the NBA championship.
LeBron James celebrates the Lakers' championship-clinching win over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA FInals in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 11. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A group of Lakers players cluster in the center of the frame cheering and hugging each other on the court.
Lakers players celebrate after winning the NBA championship in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 11. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Mookie Betts, wearing a Dodgers uniform, celebrates a play in the outfield
Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts celebrates after making a leaping catch of a long fly ball by the Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 17 in Arlington, Texas. (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times)
A shiny NBA Finals trophy on a table
Rajon Rondo takes his turn holding the trophy after the Lakers won the NBA championship on Oct. 11 in Orlando, Fla. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts smiling exuberantly and hugging a player
Manager Dave Roberts celebrates with Dodgers players after their Game 6 win over Tampa Bay to capture the World Series in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 27. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Two arms in Dodger blue bumping in celebration
Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger, right, and teammate Kiké Hernandez celebrate — a bit too energetically — Belllinger's Game 7 home run in the National League Championship Series in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 18. The players' forearm bash disclocated Bellinger's right shoulder. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Revelers celebrate the Dodgers' World Series win on Oct. 27. (Steve Saldivar / Los Angeles Times)
A Dodgers baseball jersey
The celebration begins after the Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series on Oct. 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
People in the street celebrating, holding a sign that reads “Kobe Bryant Boulevard”
Fans celebrate in downtown Los Angeles after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to capture the NBA championshp on Oct. 11. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
People waving Dodgers flags, holding beers, and taking cell phone video in the back of a truck
Fans wave flags from the back of a pickup truck in an impromptu victory parade on Sunset Boulevard after the Dodgers won the World Series win on Oct. 27. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
A woman gets her nose swabbed at a coronavirus testing site by a medial professional wearing a face mask and a face shield.
Jessie Sweney gets a nasal swab test to detect COVID-19 by phlebotomist Jessica Garcia at Arthur E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas on Sept. 2. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A crowd of people holding signs out in front of the White House after the election. The Washington Monument is in the background.
People celebrate outside the White House on Nov. 7 after the announcement of Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
A man in a long red coat stands in front of a cordoned off road with boards over the windows.
Gregg Donovan, 61, former ambassador of Beverly Hills, stands near boarded-up businesses on Via Rodeo on Nov. 2. Businesses put up the barriers to ward off vandalism in response to the 2020 election results. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A crowd of protesters holding signs gather in Redondo Beach, CA, to protest the 10pm curfew. The sign in the center reads, “Gavin Sucks”
As COVID-19 case numbers topple records in California, hundreds gather in Huntington Beach on Nov. 21 to protest a state-mandated curfew of 10 p.m. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A man's face fills the frame. He is wearing a mask embroidered with the image of a “VOTE” sticker and a number of American flags.
Andre Tackwood, 49, of Los Angeles, smiles under his mask after voting early at the Los Angeles County registrar of voters office in Norwalk on Oct. 15. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Two women embrace among a crowd of people. Many are holding sigs reading, “Love is amongst us”, and “Trump is over.”
Two women hold each other near the White House on Nov. 7 as Joe Biden speaks after defeating Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and Jill Biden, among others, hold raised hands after winning .
From left, Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and Jill Biden wave to supporters in Wilmington, Del., after Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential election was announced Nov. 7. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
A man standing in the back of a pickup truck in front of a rainbow flag sprays champagne around as he cheers.
A supporter sprays sparkling wine along Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood after hearing on Nov. 7 that Joe Biden had won the presidential election. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
People in yellow and orange vests wave forward cars with their trunks open.
Volunteers help distribute food to families financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic at a drive-through event at Cerritos College on Nov. 6. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Twelve unmasked members of a family gather in the kitchen to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Members of the Barnard family say a prayer before sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner in Riverside. They had planned to have dinner outside because of the pandemic, but moved indoors because of the high winds on Nov. 26. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Servers wearing masks and face shields serve thanksgiving meals.
Volunteer Alex Nassan, 12, serves food outside the Laugh Factory in Hollywood on Thanksgiving Day. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
An aerial shot of a line of cars waiting for testing snaking around a parking lot outside of Dodger Stadium.
Motorists line up for COVID-19 testing at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 11. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Palm trees sit against a yellow-orange sky.
A couple wear masks as they ice skate in solitude at a crowd-free ice skating experience at the Pasea Hotel & Spa on Dec. 1 in Huntington Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Santa Claus wears a red and white face mask matching his hat and suit.
Santa Claus (a.k.a. Jeffrey Fast) wears a protective mask against the coronavirus, while waiting for children to arrive for a photo and meeting with him Dec. 2 at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A performer in a Christmas-themed Dodger costume dances and waves at cars at a Dodgers Holiday Festival
A performer decked out in a Christmas-themed Dodger costume dances and waves at cars making their way through the drive-through Dodgers Holiday Festival at Dodger Stadium on Dec. 2 in Los Angeles. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
A child rides in the backseat of an suv wearing a Santa hat and a Star Wars mask. The window is down and the car is framed from behind with multicolored lights.
A passenger in a car experiences the drive-through Dodgers Holiday Festival at Dodger Stadium on Dec. 2 in Los Angeles. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
A single firefighter stands in front of a blazing fire.
Firefighters turn to shield themselves from the ember wash as they battle the Bond Fire, started by a structure fire that extended into nearby vegetation, along Silverado Canyon Road on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Silverado, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
The Bond fire burns in Orange County canyons in early December. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
A woman wearing protective glasses and a face mask raises a gloved hand to demonstrate something to a man sitting in a car facing her.
A healthcare worker explains to a motorist how to correctly self-administer a coronavirus test Dec. 9 at Long Beach City College-Veterans Memorial Stadium on Dec. 9 in Long Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The silhouette of a man sticking a swap up his nose in front of a blue-green background.
A person self-administers a coronavirus test as a healthcare worker waits to collect it for testing at Long Beach City College-Veterans Memorial Stadium on Dec. 9 in Long Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The vaccinate all 58 California logo.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on, far right, as ICU nurse Helen Cordova receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A red-hued image of a box full of vaccine materials being transferred along a conveyor belt with employees wearing yellow vests in the background.
Boxes containing the first shipments of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are unloaded from air shipping containers and scanned at UPS Worldport on Dec. 13 in Louisville, Ky. (Michael Clevenger / Pool, Getty Images)
A gloved hand injecting an arm with a syringe.
A healthcare worker at Jackson Memorial Hospital receives the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine from June Ellis at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on Dec. 15. (Eva Marie Uzcategui / AFP via Getty Images)
A bandage depicting a smiley face stuck to an arm.
Dr. Jason Smith displays his bandage after being administered a COVID-19 vaccination at University of Louisville Hospital on Dec. 14 in Louisville, Ky. Smith was the first recipient of the vaccine in the state. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)