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ICYMI: Pregnant Nurse Refuses COVID-19 Vaccine

"My family comes first," says the veteran Mount Sinai South Nassau ER nurse, who is awaiting a court ruling regarding the state's mandate. A

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A pregnant ER nurse at Mount Sinai South Nassau, who refuses to take the COVID-19 vaccine, awaits a court's decision on upholding the state's mandate.
A pregnant ER nurse at Mount Sinai South Nassau, who refuses to take the COVID-19 vaccine, awaits a court's decision on upholding the state's mandate. (Ellyn Santiago/Patch)

OCEANSIDE, NY — A pregnant emergency room nurse at Mount Sinai South Nassau is refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine but is still able to work temporarily.

The nurse, who would only give her first name, Rachel, has been an ER nurse at the hospital for seven years.

"I am currently seven months pregnant," she told Patch. "I'm not comfortable receiving the vaccine right now."

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