By Jorge Rodas Wisconsin
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GREEN BAY, Wis. The first batch of frontline healthcare workers in northeastern Wisconsin received their first of two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
Kayla Kennedy is an ICU nurse at Green Bay’s HSHS St. Vincent Hospital. She was the first person to receive the vaccine in that health system.
“We’re making history here today protecting our patients,” Kennedy said. We’re coming in as a group and showing the community this is what we need to do.”
Prevea Health president and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai says more than 49 thousand doses of the vaccine were distributed throughout healthcare systems in Wisconsin. The first people to receive the vaccine are frontline healthcare workers and people living in long-term care homes.