By Jamie Perez
Dec 15, 2020 1:51 PM
MADISON, Wis. The first healthcare workers at UW Health to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday described the experience as surreal.
“I couldn’t believe how excited I was to get a shot,” said Dr. Ann Sheehy.
Sheehy was one of the first people to get the vaccine and said she didn’t expect it to be such an emotional experience.
“We have seen so much suffering and loss and devastation due to this pandemic and really nothing we’ve seen so far has slowed the growth and the cases of COVID and the number of people who have lost their lives to COVID. This was our hope,” Sheehy said. “This is the one thing we believe is going to get COVID under control and end the pandemic.”