» Mayor gets first dose of Pfizer vaccine, warns of “potentially very dark days ahead” in fight against COVID-19,

Bottoms cites ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ despite surge in cases.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is encouraging residents to get the coronavirus vaccine a day after public health officials cautioned the nation to prepare for another wave of rising infections.

Bottoms received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Tuesday at Mercedes Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta. She said she was excited about the process as dozen of residents filled the stadium to be vaccinated.

“There’s light at the end of the tunnel. I know we have such a very long way to go before we are past this pandemic, but teamwork makes the dream work,” she said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday warned of “impending doom” as officials continue to see new daily cases of COVID-19. America leads the world in coronavirus cases and deaths with more than 550,000 deaths among more than 30.3 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.

“There’s still potentially very dark days ahead if we let down our guard,” Bottoms said.

President Joe Biden announced Monday that 90% of U.S. adults will be eligible to get vaccinated in three weeks, adding that 90% of Americans will live within 5 miles of a place to get a shot.

Three COVID-19 vaccines are approved for emergency use in the U.S. People who receive the vaccines developed by Pfizer-biontech or Moderna have to get

Nationally, the index shows home prices rising at their fastest clip since early 2006. Prices in the country were up 11.2% in the year that ended in January.

the supply side to get good choices,” Ryan said.

Yet metro Atlanta is still far from the hottest market.

Among the 20 largest metro areas, Atlanta’s price hikes outpaced those of only San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago and Las Vegas. The sharpest rise came in Phoenix, where prices were up 15.8%, and Seattle, where prices rose 14.3%.

Nationally, the index shows home prices rising at their fastest clip since early 2006. Prices in the country were up 11.2% in the year that ended in January.

“The trend of accelerating prices that began in June 2020 has now reached its eighth month,” said Craig Lazzara, head of index investment strategy at S&P Dow Jones. “The market’s strength is broadly based. All 20 (large) cities rose.”

Even in the region with the smallest increase — Las Vegas — prices were up 8.5%.

PHOTOS BY ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gets her first shot of the Pfizer-biontech vaccine, administered Tuesday by Dr. Carlos del Rio, Emory School of Medicine & Grady Health System dean, at the community vaccination center set up at Mercedes-benz Stadium.

Georgians are encouraged to get the vaccine, available at numerous locations, one of the busiest and most efficient being the Mercedes-benz Stadium Community Vaccination Center.

People from all over the metro Atlanta line up to enter the Mercedes-benz Stadium Community Vaccination Center to receive their vaccination shots Tuesday.

AP 2020 Among the 20 largest metro areas, Atlanta’s price hikes outpaced those of only San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago and Las Vegas. The sharpest rise came in Phoenix, where prices were up 15.8%, and Seattle, where prices rose 14.3%.