'It's safe:' 1st WI recipient 'hopeful' after COVID-19 vaccine
'It's safe:' 1st WI recipient 'hopeful' after COVID-19 vaccine First Wisconsin recipient ‘hopeful’ after coronavirus vaccine Chestina Schubert, a respiratory therapist on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, became the first UW Health employee to receive Pfizer's vaccine. MILWAUKEE - With her right arm raised as if giving a high five, a respiratory therapist on Monday, Dec. 14 became the first employee of UW Health to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as the first 10,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in Wisconsin. "We have a long road, but this is just a small step, but we’re g...