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Veteran paramedic grapples with post-COVID toll on his lungs and his sense of self

ALAMOSA | Even now, nearly three months after COVID invaded his body, Jason McGinnis cannot stop asking himself how he contracted the virus.

Jason McGinnis, 52, of Alamosa, Colorado, rides an eliptical bike while going through rehab one afternoon. McGinnis has been an EMS medic for more than 30 years and contracted COVID in October of last year while on the job. He spent eight days in the hospital and is still struggling both physically…