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Medical Experts Share Their Experiences And Hopes On Receiving The COVID Vaccine

“I feel wonderful,” said Dr. Thomas Hunt, one day after becoming one of the first Houstonians to receive the vaccine.

| December 16, 2020, 6:21 PM

Nurse Nicole Chang celebrates after receiving one of the first injections of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Westwood, Calif.

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Maggie White, Nurse Practitioner and Sub Investigator for Infectious Disease Research at The Crofoot Research Center discusses the process of vaccine testing, availability, and safety.

Dr. Jill Weatherhead, Asst. Professor, Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and Dr. Thomas Hunt, Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, share their experiences of being among the first to receive the vaccine in Houston

Then, Dr. Patricia Hayes, Texas Medical Director of Partners in Primary Care answers COVID vaccine questions and concerns from listeners.

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