Uptown Charlotte is seen from Novant Presbyterian Medical Center in November 2020.
It’s the last day of the year. Most are ready to forget 2020 and not look back. But for the next few minutes, we are going to look back, specifically at the year in Charlotte business news.
Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter is here to help us sort it out.
Marshall Terry: Tony, happy New Year.
Tony Mecia: Same to you, Marshall.
Terry: So, obviously, most of our conversations this past year have focused on the challenges businesses have faced because of the pandemic. But let s start with some of the big business news unrelated to the pandemic in 2020. What comes to mind?
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First Person to Get COVID Vaccine in NC says it’s Less Painful than a Flu Shot
December 14, 2020
The first vaccine administered in the state was given to a doctor at Carolinas Medical Center.
“It was less painful than the flu shot I got this year. I have no bruising. I didn’t bleed at all,” explains Dr. Katie Passaretti, an infectious disease specialist at Atrium Health.
She got her first dose shortly after the Pfizer vaccine arrived at Carolinas Medical Center on Monday morning.
“I have minimal pain, kind of in the muscle. It’s really, I feel blessed that it was such a good experience,” she explains.