Hines VA Hospital reaches vaccine milestone
Army veteran Douglas Miller receives his second COVID-19 vaccination at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital's vaccine clinic on April 16.
Courtesy of Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Updated 4/19/2021 11:05 PM
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital reached a major milestone April 17, distributing its 50,000th COVID-19 vaccine.
"It would be pretty cool if I was number 50,000," said Army veteran Douglas Miller. "I just had my birthday, so it would be like a double celebration, but, really, I'm just happy being vaccinated."
For Miller, the choice to become vaccinated was easy but important.
"I decided to get vaccinated to stay safe and stay healthy for my family and myself," Miller said. "I feel like it's the right thing to do. I feel like people need to protect their community."