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Pinellas hospice aides who care for people in their last days get their own dose of hope
Hospice workers across Florida have had difficulty getting the vaccine, an industry leader said.
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Bethany Duquette, a clinical nurse liaison with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, left, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Walgreens pharmacist Thuy Luu, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at Heron House Assisted Living in Largo. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Published Jan. 22
LARGO â Kim Gagnon was a bit anxious as she sat down to get her coronavirus vaccination Thursday from a Walgreens pharmacist. But she knew she had to do it.
Gagnon doesnât consider herself worrywart, but sheâs been concerned throughout the pandemic that she could get the coronavirus and pass it on to the patients she cares for as a hospice social worker.