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As many ditch masks and COVID-19 precautions, some immunocompromised Coloradans feel left behind

Written by Rocky Mountain PBS | April 13, 2022

Amy Kilpatrick was attending a cardiac rehabilitation clinic when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Colorado in 2020. Kilpatrick had struggled with heart issues for years, but the doctors were finally discovering answers and working on solutions for Kilpatrick, a Commerce City resident, to manage it.  Then COVID-19 arrived, and Kilpatrick’s world seemed to be turned upside down and filtered through a machine of worst-case scenarios.