CONWAY — White Mountain Community Health Center’s medical staff have begun to receive their COVID-19 vaccines. Staff vaccinations are expected to be completed by the end of January.
We talked with Deborah Cross, a family practice nurse practitioner at the health center, the day before she got her vaccination.
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