First Wisconsin recipient 'hopeful' after coronavirus vaccine
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Chestina Schubert, a respiratory therapist on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, became the first UW Health employee to receive Pfizer's vaccine. 

'It's safe:' 1st WI recipient 'hopeful' after COVID-19 vaccine

Chestina Schubert, a respiratory therapist on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, became the first UW Health employee to receive Pfizer's vaccine. 

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