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December 10, 2020 at 6:00 am
As the coronavirus pandemic picked up speed this year, some people’s jobs became a nonstop race to help save lives. Here, an emergency medicine doctor, vaccine trial volunteer, protective equipment manufacturer, public health director and others share what 2020 was like for them. 
The following interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
Yvette CalderonMount Sinai Health System
Yvette Calderon is chair of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital. She was on the front lines of New York’s City’s early pandemic surge.
Q: How did the pandemic change your work?
Calderon: It was a very stressful time. it was really important to check in with everyone nursing staff, faculty, residents, the [physician’s assistants] just to make sure we had a mental health check. We saw a lot of death, more than I’ve ever seen in a short period of time. ....

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