Florida vaccine advocate loses 6 members of her family to Covid-19 within 3 weeks
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After months of knocking on doors in the neighborhoods of Palm Beach County, Florida, trying to convince members of the community to get vaccinated, Lisa Wilson said she lost six members of her family to Covid-19 in a three-week span.
"I work side by side with the communities and constantly push the message to get people vaccinated," Wilson explained, "but I couldn't convince my family members to get vaccinated."
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