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health workers around the state 10-plus hours every day. know that it's caused some pared, hopefully. As far
trying to coordinate everything But, we're happy to do differences, there are as the health concerns
associated with this virus? it. We know that that's people who don't want to long-term, we still don't
what's best for our com- wear masks, people who know what's going to
Jess: It's been stressful. munities. do wear masks, so on and happen. We're still seeing
It's been very chaotic. On so forth. I just hope that that some people have the
the public health, we prac- Mike: Based on a public when it's said and done, long-term health effects.
tice this stuff all the time, health administrator standpoint, people realize that we Even six months later, I
we have plans in place, how has COVID-19 changed were all in this together know we still have people
and we all work together people's lives in this county? and that's how we're go- who have contracted the
and have measures that ing to get through this is virus here in Page County
we have to follow. So, we Jess: I would say there's by doing it together. who are still experiencing
were somewhat prepared a lot of differences with symptoms. I hope we can
for something like this to this. I think it's been a dif- Mike: What are the long- learn more about this as
happen, but we just never ficult thing for everybody lasting impacts of COVID-19? time goes on. I'm hoping
anticipated it being this to deal with. I hope that How is this going to change those symptoms start to
large. It's been stressful. when COVID is gone, we things in our lives permanently, subside. Hopefully, people
Every public health em- can find a new normal and do you believe? can go back to normal as
ployee has been working we can go back to what it far as their health is con-
around the clock, often- was, and hopefully peo- Jess: I think we'll all cerned.
times, seven days a week, ple can move past this. I be a little bit more pre-
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