Houston Nurse Is First To Get COVID-19 Vaccine In The Region
Robert Luckey, a registered nurse who works in the Memorial Hermann COVID-19 ICU in the Texas Medical Center, became the first person to be vaccinated in the Houston area on Tuesday, kicking off the state’s phased-in vaccination plan.
December 15, 2020, 9:57 PM
Robert Luckey, a 39-year-old registered nurse in the Memorial Hermann COVID-19 ICU, received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020.
A registered nurse who works in the Memorial Hermann COVID-19 ICU in the Texas Medical Center became the first person to be vaccinated in the Houston area on Tuesday, as hospitals across Texas began to receive their initial shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
‘Thank you, science’: Turner, Hidalgo discuss Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Houston
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In her remarks, Hidalgo said of the vaccine, “You just can’t produce them all at once but for now, we have to honor these health care workers, we are glad to see they are protected and for our part to make sure that we don’t continue filling their hospitals, we don’t continue seeing the losses we’ve been seeing, it’s imperative for folks to remember that we are not through with this yet. And while there is hope on the horizon, folks still need to get tested, folks need to cancel gatherings, folks need to make sure and wear their face coverings. We’re going to get through it. We’re all exhausted but we’re nothing if not resilient and so, what a joy to have a cause for celebration this year. Truly we needed that, but let’s keep pushing.”