With the majority of Idaho’s population now eligible to access to a COVID-19 vaccine, Morning Edition is taking its microphones to one of the region’s largest vaccine clinics where nearly 1,000 people per day stream through the door to get a vaccine.
“We have 43 different languages spoken by our patients,” said Dr. Ted Epperly, President and CEO of the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, a federally qualified teaching health center. “We’ll see about 800 to 1,000 patients at this vaccination clinic today.”
In between a never-ending stream of patients, Morning Edition host George Prentice visited with a number of caregivers at the residency, and they shared some of their heartaches over what they’ve seen in the past 12 months, and their resolve and optimism for the future.
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