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UPMC Altoona emergency department nurse Brittany Leese was one of the first of five to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital from chief quality officer Dr. David Burwell on Friday morning. Mirror photo by William Kibler
Just as many health care workers have set an example for the community with mask-wearing during the coronavirus pandemic, participants in the launch of UPMC Altoona’s employee vaccination program on Friday cited the importance of their exemplary role in helping to promote COVID-19 vaccinations in the area.
“They were willing to go first to show the community the vaccine is safe and effective,” Dr. David Burwell, chief quality officer at the hospital, said after administering injections to five frontline workers representing a variety of hospital departments. “We appreciate their leadership.”