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A 94-year-old World War II veteran and prisoner of war rolled up his sleeves on Tuesday and became the first person in Birmingham, Ala., to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Lee Elm Creel told AL.com that the jab “felt about like a flu shot.”
Creel wasn’t the first in the state to receive the shot, but Birmingham’s VA Medical Center was the first in the county to administer the vaccine, according to the news outlet. On Monday, another WWII veteran became the first VA patient to receive the vaccine.
World War II veteran receives first COVID-19 vaccine in Birmingham
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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A 94-year-old World War II veteran and prisoner of war received the first COVID-19 vaccine in Birmingham on Tuesday at the VA Medical Center.
Lee Elm Creel of Snowtown rolled up his sleeve to make history as one of the first in the state to receive a vaccine developed by Pfizer that received emergency use authorization on Friday. Hospitals across the state began administering vaccines Tuesday, but the VA was the first in Birmingham to start giving shots.
“It felt about like a flu shot,” said Creel, who waited in the VA for 15 minutes after he received his vaccine so health care workers could watch for reactions. “I feel fine.”