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>> THANK YOU.

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>> NOW WE CHECK BACK IN WITH

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AMANDA VINICKY WHO SPENT THE DAY

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ON CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE IN AUSTIN

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AT LORETTO HOSPITAL WHERE THE

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FIRST COVID-19 VACCINES WERE

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ADMINISTERED IN THE CITY TODAY.

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AMANDA?

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>> YES, BRANDIS.

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A COUPLE HOURS AGO I SPOKE WITH

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MARK HOOKS A REGISTERED NURSE

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HERE AT THE LORETTO HOSPITAL.

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HE HAS WORKED HERE FOR A YEAR

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AND HE IS AMONG THE HANDFUL OF

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THE MEDICAL WORKERS WHO TODAY

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THERE IN THAT BUILDING GOT THAT

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FIRST DOSE OF THE PFIZER VACCINE

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HERE IN CHICAGO.

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AND I STARTED OUT BY ASKING

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HOOKS HOW IS IT FEELING AFTER

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THAT SHOT?

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>> I FEEL AMAZING.

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I FEEL GREAT.

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I FEEL EXCITED PHYSICALLY, I

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DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS.

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VERY SLIGHT SORE INNOCENCE MY

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LEFT ARM AROUND THE INJECTION

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SITE.

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I FEEL GREAT.

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>> LIKE IF YOU WHEN YOU GET THE

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FLU SHOT?

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>> YES.

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A FLU SHOT OR ANY MEDICINE WE

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GIVE DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS INTO

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THE MUSCLE SIMILAR TO THE FLU

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SHOT FOR SURE.

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>> ARE YOU AT ALL UNEASY KNOWING

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HOW THE VACCINE WAS FAST TRACKED

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AND JUST FRIGHTENED ABOUT

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ANYTHING LONG-TERM?

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>> I'M NOT CONCERNED AT ALL.

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THIS HAS BEEN STUDIED.

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SO VERY GRATEFUL THERE WERE SO

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MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE WILLING

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TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY OF

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THIS COMING UP TO THE RELEASE.

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BUT NO IT'S BEEN STUDIED AND

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CLEARED BY THE FDA.

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I'VE TALKED TO MY PHYSICIAN AND

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SEVERAL OF OUR PHYSICIANS HERE.

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AND STUDIED ON MY OWN AND FEEL

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IT'S SAFE I HAVE NO CONCERNS

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MOVING FORWARD.

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>> FIRST PRIORITY WAS GIVEN TO

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THOSE IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD

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WORKING WITH CORONAVIRUS

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PATIENTS.

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE

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WITH THAT.

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THAT'S GOT TO BE VERY HEAVY.

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>> IT IS.

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FIRST OF ALL, WE DEAL WITH VERY

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SICK PATIENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS

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PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

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IS SO WE ARE USED TO SEEING

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PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR

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TOUGHEST SPOT.

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CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN ANOTHER

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LEVEL OF SUFFERING OF PAIN AND

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ALL THE PATIENTS ARE COMING IN

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THEY DON'T HAVE FAMILY WITH

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THEM.

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THEY DON'T HAVE ANY LOVED ONES

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BY THEIR BEDSIDE BECAUSE OF

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VISITOR RESTRICTIONS.

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THAT HAS BEEN THE HARDEST PART

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THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING ALONE.

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WE DO OUR BEST TO BE AT THEIR

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BEDSIDE AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO

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COMFORT THEM AND REASSURE THEM

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AND THAT HAS BEEN THE HARDEST

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PART.

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ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE SEEN SO

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MANY INCREDIBLY SICK PEOPLE.

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WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO

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GETTING TO A POINT WHERE

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EVERYONE CAN GET VACCINATED WHO

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WANTS TO AND MOVE ON PAST THIS

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PANDEMIC.

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>> ALMOST AS IF YOU ARE NOT ONLY

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AN RN BUT A HOSPICE NURSE AS

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WELL.

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WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHEN

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YOU HAVE TO BE THERE?

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WHEN THEY ARE ALONE AND HURTING?

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>> YES.

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SO I JUST REASSURE THEM AGAIN

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AND AGAIN THAT WE'RE HERE FOR

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THEM.

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IF THEY NEED ANYTHING WE LEAVE

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THEIR CALL LIGHT BY THE BEDSIDE.

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I'M NOT AFRAID TO GO IN THEIR

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ROOM IF THEY ARE COVID POSITIVE

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I PUT ON THE PPE GEAR AND GO IN

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THERE BECAUSE THAT IS OUR

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PRIORITY.

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SO I TRY TO REASSURE THEM THAT

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WE'RE THERE FOR THEM THAT IS OUR

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PURPOSE TO BE THERE AND MAKE

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THEM COMFORTABLE IN ANYWAY WE

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CAN.

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AND TRY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM AND

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TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LIVES

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BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE FAMILY

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THERE I TRY TO UNDERSTAND A

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LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I WOULD

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PREVIOUSLY.

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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO THEY ARE.

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SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT SOMEONE

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IS THERE LISTENING AND CONCERNED

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AND WANTS TO --

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>> HOW WILL THE VACCINE CHANGE

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THINGS PARTICULARLY ONCE YOU'VE

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GOTTEN THAT SECOND DOSE AND

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PRESUMABLY DON'T HAVE TO

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PERSONALLY FEAR GETTING COVID

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ANYMORE?

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>> IT WON'T PEEDLY CHANGE

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ANYTHING FOR ME.

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IMMEDIATELY CHANGE ANYTHING FOR

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ME.

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I NEED TO PROTECT OTHER PEOPLE.

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I NEED TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO

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EVERYONE ELSEWHERING A MASK.

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I DON'T WANT TO BE WALKING DOWN

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THE STREET AND PEOPLE SAY THAT

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LOOKS LIKE THAT NURSE I SAW AT

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THE HOSPITAL AND HE IS NOT

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WEARING A MASK.

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IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE UNTIL

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THE NUMBERS GO DOWN AND PUBLIC

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HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TELL US

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IT'S SAFE TO NOT WEAR A MASK AND

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THAT IS QUITE A WAYS AWAY.

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I WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE WE WILL

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NOT HAVE STAFF CALLING IN SICK

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WE HAVE HAD STAFF MEMBERS WHO

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WERE SICK AND SOME VERY SICK AND

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HOSPITALIZED.

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SO IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE

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TO BE ABLE TO BE PRESENT FOR THE

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PATIENTS, THIS IS GOING TO BE

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GREAT FOR OUR STAFF.

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>> BECAUSE ONLY IF MEDICAL STAFF

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ARE HEALTHY WILL THEY BE ABLE TO

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WORK TO TRY TO GET THEIR

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PATIENTS TO BE SO AS WELL.

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FOLKS WHO LIVE NEARBY SAY

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PERHAPS THE AREA NEARBY THE

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LORETTO HOSPITAL HAS SUFFERED

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THE MOST IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO

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FROM COVID.

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BUT HE SAYS TODAY WAS A GREAT