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Kentucky infectious disease expert who pushed mask-wearing dies of COVID-19
A Kentucky infectious disease expert who forcefully led local calls to wear masks has died after a four-month battle against COVID-19. Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, 62, had been a vocal advocate for mask-w…
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A Kentucky infectious disease expert who forcefully led local calls to wear masks has died after a four-month battle against COVID-19.
Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, 62, had been a vocal advocate for mask-wearing from the very early stages of the coronavirus pandemic reaching the US, posting about it on social media, her family told NBC.
She was also a leading member of the Bowling Green-Warren County Coronavirus Workgroup when she fell ill herself in May, believing it came from an infected caregiver treating an elderly relative.
Even after she fell sick, Shadowen continued working for the local taskforce — repeatedly pushing for a local mask ordinance, colleagues at her workplace, the Medical Center at Bowling Green, told NBC.
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I've got 2 appointments this week at the local hospital & this kind of news makes me somewhat apprehensive.