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VA medical center staff face staff shortages amid COVID-19 surge

Medical centers run by the Department of Veterans Affairs are getting squeezed by staff shortages because of the COVID-19 surge. More than 70 have taken special measures to try to cover essential jobs.

WUNC’s Jay Price reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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