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Samantha Valcourt, 17, of Westford, has a passion for healthcare.
Valcourt, a senior at Nashoba Valley Technical High School majoring in health assisting, plans on becoming a physician's assistant.
Valcourt, a certified nursing assistant, received the first of two doses of coronavirus vaccine on Jan. 6 at her workplace -- Westford House, a nursing home. "Getting it wasn't bad. I haven't had any symptoms ... I didn't notice anything different from my day-to-day, at all."
A second dose is expected in about three weeks.
Valcourt is among the frontline, including emergency responders, and healthcare workers -- the first tier in the state's planned, three-tier a rollout of the vaccine.