{"id":76764,"date":"2021-01-27T12:53:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T12:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2021\/01\/27\/vaccine-chasers-stake-out-los-angeles-hospitals-hoping-for-shot\/"},"modified":"2021-01-27T12:53:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T12:53:38","slug":"vaccine-chasers-stake-out-los-angeles-hospitals-hoping-for-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/vaccine-chasers-stake-out-los-angeles-hospitals-hoping-for-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Vaccine chasers\u2019 stake out Los Angeles hospitals, hoping for shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k1GqqkWdeKBoErwCd9b\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officially, there are no &#8220;standby&#8221; lines for Covid-19 vaccines in Los Angeles. 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