Photo gallery Vaccine arrives at UW Health
UW Health received its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine the morning of Monday, Dec. 14. The eagerly awaited vaccine shipment was transported to ultra-cold storage freezers and UW Health will manage distribution. By early afternoon, the first doses were given to frontline medical personnel.
![Amy Schultz and Andrea Wipperfuth of UW Health Ambulatory walk the package containing the COVID-19 vaccine down the hall shortly after its arrival.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Delivery-596650-3978-1024x674.jpg)
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Amy Schultz and Andrea Wipperfuth of UW Health Ambulatory walk the package containing the COVID-19 vaccine down the hall shortly after its arrival.![Elise Balzer from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documents that the box containing the vaccines arrived intact.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Delivery-596650-4055-1024x749.jpg)
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Elise Balzer from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documents that the box containing the vaccines arrived intact.![UW Health pharmacy technicians, from left, Amy Schultz, Susan Johnston and Nikolas Gardner unpack a box of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine soon after its arrival.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Delivery-596650-4183-1024x656.jpg)
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UW Health pharmacy technicians, from left, Amy Schultz, Susan Johnston and Nikolas Gardner unpack a box of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine soon after its arrival.![Gardner stores the tray of vaccines in a freezer at UW Health. The vaccine must be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Delivery-596650-4334-1024x613.jpg)
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Gardner stores the tray of vaccines in a freezer at UW Health. The vaccine must be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius.![Person wearing mask and rubber gloves holding up a syringe](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Shots-596650-2695-1024x683.jpg)
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Susan Johnston, UW Health pharmacy technician, prepares to administer the vaccine.![Respiratory therapist Tina Schubert became the first of UW Health’s healthcare heroes to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at approx. 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The vaccine was delivered by Megan LeClair-Netzel, manager for UW Health’s employee health services.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Shots-596650-4594-1024x683.jpg)
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Respiratory therapist Tina Schubert became the first of UW Health’s healthcare heroes to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at approx. 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The vaccine was delivered by Megan LeClair-Netzel, manager for UW Health’s employee health services.![Then UW Health Nurse Mavic Tjardes, care team leader on one of University Hospitals COVID-19 units, became UW Health's second healthcare hero to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Shots-596650-2697-1024x683.jpg)
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Then UW Health Nurse Mavic Tjardes, care team leader on one of University Hospitals COVID-19 units, became UW Health's second healthcare hero to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.![Finally, Dr. Ann Sheehy, UW Health Hospitals, a doctor who treats COVID-19 patients was our third healthcare hero to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2020/12/Vaccine-Shots-596650-4691-1024x739.jpg)
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Finally, Dr. Ann Sheehy, UW Health Hospitals, a doctor who treats COVID-19 patients was our third healthcare hero to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Tags: covid-19, recent sightings, UW Health