What lasting impact will the pandemic have on America’s first responders?

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The Broken Front Line <[link removed]> As the winter’s surge of coronavirus cases overwhelmed Los Angeles hospitals, EMTs like Michael Diaz were forced to take previously unthinkable measures. What lasting impact will the pandemic have on America’s first responders? by Ava Kofman, photography by Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks

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