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Health care workers were among the first in Wisconsin on Dec. 14 to receive doses of the new Pfizer vaccine after the state’s first shipments arrived.
As of October 12, 74 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in Dane County alone, where Mariah Clark works as an emergency department nurse. Clark said the spike was predictable. “Wisconsin, I love you, but you’re doing it wrong,” she said.
As an emergency department nurse, Mariah Clark is no stranger to dealing with COVID-19 at work. But in late June, the virus struck closer to home.
In this audio diary nurse Mariah Clark reflects on her experience treating COVID-19 patients at UW Hospital. “Right now I feel we’re having an effect. There’s a good fighting chance.”
“Today, I had my first friend die of COVID.” Clark reflects on losing a fellow blacksmith while on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.