First Houston hospital workers receive COVID-19 vaccine
Robert Luckey, who works as a nurse in Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center’s COVID Intensive Care Unit, was the first to receive the vaccine. Author: KHOU 11 Staff, Stephanie Whitfield, Chris Costa (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 11:52 AM CST December 15, 2020 Updated: 10:20 PM CST December 15, 2020
HOUSTON Memorial Hermann Health System received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and immediately began administering the vaccine to its frontline healthcare workers.
Robert Luckey, an RN, who works as a nurse in Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center’s COVID Intensive Care Unit, was the first to receive the vaccine.
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He s a 39-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas and now, he s made history becoming the first COVID-19 ICU nurse to receive the Pfizer vaccine at Memorial Hermann Hospital.
He also became the first person in the entire city of Houston to receive it. In a room full of cameras, a visibly emotional Robert Luckey got his dose on Tuesday morning.
This is COVID ICU nurse Robert Luckey. He was the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine at Memorial Hermann. This photo is courtesy @memorialhermannpic.twitter.com/WF8tRE06gk Marla Carter (@MarlaABC13) December 15, 2020