I had the privilege of working with a dedicated group of healthcare professionals who spent countless hours working to protect and care for our community. They have faced this pandemic head on, learning as much as they could as quickly as possible and translating that into ways to minimize the risk of this virus. A new language, new behaviors, and new preventative measures and treatments have come out of that work including safe and effective vaccines.

Their motives are genuine and true. They care for this community and have put processes in place to keep us safe – vaccination is one of them. Take this lifeline – take care of yourself and others – get vaccinated if you can.