![First NIH'er vaccinated in December 2020 An African American man sits with rolled-up sleeve as a nurse in a white lab coat injects a needle into his arm at the Clinical Center.](/sites/nihrecord/files/styles/thumbnail_small/public/2021/April-30/cvr-Moderna-Mienza.jpg?itok=rF7N5GuJ)
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Ebenezer Mienza, a respiratory therapist, was the first person at NIH to get vaccinated against Covid-19 on Dec. 22, 2020. Recently, NIH expanded employee vaccine eligibility, as the nation gradually begins to emerge from varying degrees of lockdown. Invitations to schedule a vaccine have now been sent to all Phase 4 staff, most of whom continue to work remotely. If you have an NIH staff ID badge and have not received a vaccine, you can schedule an appointment at NIH. As of Apr. 16, approximately 23,625 staffers have received at least a first dose of a Covid vaccine either at NIH or in their community.
Chia-Chi Charlie Chang