Episode 5: Pandemic from a Health worker’s Perspective – Jessin Varghese

In this episode, we are in conversation with Jessin Varghese, a Nurse practitioner at UMass Memorial. Jessin recounts her professional and emotional journey through the pandemic. As a public reaction to COVID-19 swayed from panic to skepticism and the science behind the virus and the vaccine became a top-of-mind issue for the public, their view of medicine and healthcare workers also varied. Goes without saying, this affected people employed in healthcare. Touching a timely topic of the past year, Jessin also shares her experience growing up in a small town in Massachusetts as a woman of color.