First COVID vaccine arrives at UT Austin Health

The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine arrived at University of Texas Austin Health on Monday, with health care workers first in line to receive the shots. (Dec. 14)

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DR. AMY YOUNG: We anticipate that over the next 10 days we will vaccinate approximately 2,900 health care providers that are on the state tiers for priority. The state of Texas, who is coordinating our vaccine initiative, has given us some further guidance. And so they've created some categories. And so we have identified, with our teams, the health care providers that fit into those categories. And so, those individuals will be vaccinated over the next 10 days.

JENNIFER HARRISON: We've been planning this exact day at this exact moment since at least the beginning of November. And not really understanding or anticipating what the volume would be or the side would be. And it was, really, a very surreal moment. And I'm excited to be a part of history today.

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