Dr. Ammar Waraich was trained in Britain’s National Health Service. But he was on a new career path in the US, when the pandemic began last year. He rejoined and began treating patients. But he tells host Marco Werman that medical staff are putting themselves and their families at risk, daily, and they’re not properly protected.
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