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Commentary | Jan. 12, 2021

Why I received the COVID vaccine

By MyCG Staff

Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachariah Laugen, a health services specialist assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters, describes why he decided to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Laugen was sickened with COVID-19 in November 2020.


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