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Should ER Doctors Like Me Really Get the COVID-19 Vaccine First? – Slate
Are ER doctors like me really the people who need it most?

A staff nurse at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in the United Kingdom prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccinations.Hugh Hastings/Getty Images
Vaccine Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring the rollout of COVID-19 immunizations.
On Monday, the news that I am eligible to be among the first phase of people in America to receive the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in my email inbox. My vaccine appointment is scheduled for Dec. 18. I knew it was coming; the vaccines have been in the news for weeks. Being…
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