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Oregon Hospital Workers Receive First Doses of Pfizer Vaccine: “The Moment We Have All Been Waiting For” The vaccinations marked the start of a new stage in the coronavirus pandemic. Ansu Drammeh, R.N., B.S.N., OHSU cardiovascular intensive care nurse, receives the first COVID-19 vaccine at OHSU. (Fritz Liedtke) Updated December 16, 2020 The first handful of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines were administered to Oregon s frontline health care workers this morning, during a public livestream arranged by Gov. Kate Brown.