On Jan. 10, senior nursing major Brittany Mills became one of the first JMU students to brave the COVID-19 vaccine. Mills worked in a pediatric doctorâs office over winter break. She planned to receive the shot when she returned to school but was âthrilledâ to learn that she could get the first dose of the Moderna vaccine through her employment at the office. Soon after, Mills was in line for inoculation at her local hospital in Maryland. âI was just excited for new hope,â Mills said. âI felt proud of health care workers and happy to be a part of making progress through this pandemic.â