A Newberg man who was once skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccine now carries a different outlook after spending 10 days in the hospital with the virus.
Brandon Stallsworth, 31, grew up in Warrenton. Earlier in the pandemic, he was someone who’d say that you don’t need a COVID shot.
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