Advisors to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended that healthcare workers be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
This group has been a protagonist during the pandemic due to its tireless work in the fight against the virus, but it has also been deeply affected physically and emotionally.
Dr. Marisa Azaret had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), about the underlying mental health crisis that accompanies COVID-19.