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Georgia Brewer has been a registered nurse for the last 20 years, but working on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic is one of her hardest — and most mentally challenging — assignments.
“The fear of contracting this virus while at work doesn’t go away,” Brewer, a nurse with Ready Responders, an at home care provider, says. “We do the best we can to protect ourselves with the proper PPE, but one tiny slip could mean the difference.”
Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.
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