Last Updated on March 27, 2021 – 11:00 AM CDT
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Because of the risk of exposure to COVID-19, health workers are required to wear personal protective equipment.
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For the past year, front-line workers like Nancy Gallegos, have faced a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19. The registered nurse cares for home health patients in San Antonio, and she says the constant worry that she’ll infect a client or bring the virus home to her family made her contemplate changing professions.
That was until Friday, when Gallegos received her final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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