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As a veteran registered nurse, Mary Beth Gagne knows that providing an example can play a role in successful medical treatment.
For Gagne, 61, that is one key reason – along with personal safety – that she will be ready to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine when it’s her turn.
“People look to nurses. They need to know I support the vaccine. But it’s not a magic bullet,” said Gagne, who lives in Auburn. She has been a registered nurse for 41 years and is currently a pediatric home health nurse employed by MaineHealth Care at Home.
Mary Beth Gagne of Auburn, who works as a pediatric home health nurse for MaineHealth, says she’s looking forward to getting the vaccine, partly because of the example she’ll be setting for other people. “People look to nurses. They need to know I support the vaccine. But it’s not a magic bullet,” Gagne said Monday.