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Dr. David Csikos, chief medical officer at Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber, discusses the hospital s COVID-19 antibodies project on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.By Todd Berkey
âA momentous occasion,â âabsolutely amazingâ and a âgreat dayâ were some of Pennsylvania health care leadersâ descriptions as the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered Monday.
Front-line workers at UPMC hospitals in Pittsburgh were among the first to receive an initial dose of the Pfizer vaccine Monday during a press briefing from the hospital.
Tamara Minnier, UPMC chief quality officer and a registered nurse, administered the vaccine on livestream video.
âThis is truly a momentous occasion,â Minnier said. âThese employees are my personal heroes. Over the last now nearly 10 months, they have worked tirelessly at the front lines taking care of our communities.â