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I was the first person to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware. I was nervous, but as a nurse I hope to set an example for why people should get vaccinated.
I was the first person to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware. I was nervous, but as a nurse I hope to set an example for why people should get vaccinated.
Taylor GoebelDec 17, 2020, 03:20 IST
Elisabeth Cote was the first person in Delaware to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.Courtesy of Bayhealth Hospital
Elisabeth Cote is a 39-year-old
nurse in the progressive care unit at Bayhealth Hospital s Kent Campus in Kent County,
Courtesy of Bayhealth Hospital
Elisabeth Cote is a 39-year-old nurse in the progressive care unit at Bayhealth Hospital s Kent Campus in Kent County, Delaware.
She was the first person in the state to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on December 15.
Cote says she was initially nervous about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, but knew through her experience caring for COVID-19 patients, many of whom passed away, that she didn t want to be someone who contracted the virus and passed it to anyone else.
This is her story, as told to freelance writer Taylor Goebel.
On Tuesday morning at 5:30 a.m., just hours after my shift in Bayhealth Hospital s progressive care unit, I headed back to work to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware.