As Mayo Clinic awaits COVID-19 vaccine, experts say "normal life" is still months away. 6:59 pm, Dec. 15, 2020 × Dr. Andrew Badley COVID-19 vaccines are arriving at Mayo Clinic this week, but experts say "normal life" is still months away. Mayo Clinic is poised to begin administering the vaccinations to its frontline physicians and staff Monday. The “first wave” of vaccinations will include all physicians and health care professionals who work directly with patients who have COVID-19, emergency room and urgent care staff, long-term care staff members, as well as morgue and pathology staff members, said Dr. Andrew Badley, chairman of Mayo Clinic’s novel coronavirus research task force.