Dr. Audrey Roberson reacts after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday from nurse Veronica Nolden at VCU Health. Gov. Ralph S. Northam applauds in the background. Dr. Roberson, a nurse manager of the medical respiratory intensive care unit, was the first front line medical worker at VCU Health to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
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Roll up your sleeve
Virginia officials introduce COVID-19 vaccine with initial inoculation of front line health workers
When the opportunity arose to be one of the first in Virginia to get a shot of the new COVID-19 vaccine, the choice was obvious for Dr. Roberson.