Updated December 15, 2020 7:53 p.m. EST
By Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter
Durham, N.C. A Navy veteran was first in line Tuesday to receive a coronavirus vaccination at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Durham.
Oliver Vick was among 25 veterans in the Durham VA Healthcare System s long-term care facility who volunteered to receive their first dose of the vaccine. Vick said he considers it a duty to help defeat the virus, and he was glad to once again serve his country. We have been held captive for too long by this virus, he said. This is just our way of fighting back. It’s going to make a big difference for everybody.”