{"id":5661,"date":"2021-02-01T08:05:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=5661"},"modified":"2021-04-02T12:41:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:41:23","slug":"alumna-ensley-talks-covid-19-vaccine-with-tennessee-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2021\/02\/01\/alumna-ensley-talks-covid-19-vaccine-with-tennessee-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Alumna Ensley Talks COVID-19 Vaccine with Tennessee Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alumna and nurse practitioner Jessica Friley Ensley is currently featured in the Tennessee Tribune sharing her experience after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer vaccination against COVID-19 in the recent article entitled \u201cSaluting One of Tennessee\u2019s Essential Workers: Nurse Practitioner Shares Importance of Getting Vaccinated<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her feature article, Ensley shares the challenges and circumstances that come with being a healthcare worker. She currently works at the Nashville Centennial Hospital where she courageously sees and assists patients of all ethnicities and ages fighting the virus. She explained, \u201cBlack people are more likely to die from COVID, and it\u2019s my hope that seeing a Black person getting vaccinated will encourage some trust in science and the medical community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since COVID struck early last year, Ensley has been adhering to a safety routine to protect her husband when she comes home from work. While taking this precaution every day, Ensley shares that she decided to get the vaccine because she exposes her husband often, she hasn\u2019t hugged her family in nearly a year, she misses choir rehearsal and going to church and she has experienced personal loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy coworkers and I have been fighting this for a long time, and some have contracted COVID\u2014we\u2019ve been lucky everyone has recovered. Tough decisions are being made because there aren\u2019t enough ventilators or ECMO,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a challenging 10 months, and there are difficult days ahead. This moment gave me a glimmer of hope. I\u2019m happy to keep anyone interested updated. Please wear your mask and keep safe distance. We\u2019ll get through this together.\u201d<\/p>\n

To read more about Ensley\u2019s statement and experience working in healthcare amidst a pandemic, visit the Tennessee Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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