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New doctors chronicle COVID-19 fight

As the need for health care workers increased with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, medical schools around the country allowed students to graduate early and join the fight against the coronavirus. “CBS This Morning” asked new doctors in the epicenter of the pandemic to share their journeys with us. Dr. Alison Laxer graduated early and started at Northwell Health’s trauma center to help get consent from patients participating in one of the trials for COVID-19 treatment. Dr. Alex Smith started at North Shore University Hospital exclusively treating coronavirus patients. Dr. Janna Minehart started at NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital as a resident physician on a general medicine team. Dr. Pratik Shah started at Northwell Health as part of a team enrolling patients for a vaccine trial. Here’s a look at their first few weeks as new doctors during the pandemic.

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Video diaries chronicle quarantine life

As more than three months passed since the first coronavirus lockdowns, people from across the country shared daily home video diaries with “CBS This Morning.” Kate Huffman is a sixth-generation farmer and financial officer from Illinois. Blake Richards is a second-generation co-owner of Val Surf Shops in southern California. John Patteson works for Procter and Gamble, maker of essential paper goods like toilet paper, in Georgia. Sunnie Clahchischiligi is a doctoral student and freelance journalist from New Mexico who was born and raised in the Navajo Nation. Here is a look at how they've all been experiencing life during the pandemic.

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