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The first Johns Hopkins health care workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine, marking a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic By Patrick Smith / Published Dec 22, 2020
At 7:30 on the cold and windy morning of Dec. 16, Kelly Casey got a history-making shot in her left arm.
Seated at a folding table on the concourse of the Thomas B. Turner Building on The Johns Hopkins East Baltimore campus, Casey was the first employee at Johns Hopkins Hospital to be vaccinated against COVID-19. I decided to get the vaccine after seeing a lot of pain and suffering in our patients and our co-workers, said Casey, an occupational therapist who works with patients throughout the hospital, including in COVID-19 units. She often works with patients being treated for COVID-19, from the intensive care unit through to discharge. She s also the mother of two young girls, and the worry of what infections she might bri