Melissa: I took the vaccine to keep our community safe and in honor of those we lost to COVID-19

Melissa made a vow to herself and her family to keep people safe. As a nurse working in a lung center, she has seen the devastating effects of the disease first-hand. Melissa reminds us that the COVID-19 cases we hear about every day aren’t just numbers—they represent local faces and families who are suffering because of this deadly disease.