Dawn Baker was a 'little bit nervous' but 'really excited' when she made history. The news anchor in Savannah, Georgia, became the first volunteer to receive an injection in the first Phase 3 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States.
That morning, Baker, a news anchor at CNN affiliate WTOC in Savannah, Georgia, became the first volunteer to receive an injection in the first Phase 3 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States. The many lives lost and impacted by the coronavirus pandemic inspired Baker to volunteer.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Hear from first US participant to receive Moderna Phase 3 trial vaccine 03:46"This is really, to me, very empowering that I could be that person who could help save some lives. It's been very heartbreaking to hear about people who've lost their lives because of this," Baker told CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen at the Meridian Clinical Research site in Savannah on Monday.
Covid-19 vaccine shows 'promising' immune response results 02:31Baker was not told whether she received the vaccine or a placebo. Just moments after receiving her shot, Baker told CNN's Cohen that"it was painless" and over before she even realized.While at the research site in Savannah, Baker thought about her colleague Lyndsey Gough -- who is among those who have been affected by the coronavirus.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.
27-year-old says her body was 'ravaged' from Covid-19 03:19Gough, a reporter at the WTOC news station, went from reporting on the coronavirus to testing positive for Covid-19 in late June. Gough, 27, spent 11 days in the hospital battling the illness. "It really just broke my heart because she's such a young, strong, energetic young lady who is just on fire about what she does, and to see her afterwards, she was so weak, and to also know what could have happened to her.
Black and Brown communities have been disproportionately hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Doctors are working to get a racially diverse group of volunteers participating in the vaccine study. "African Americans have a history of -- for good reason -- being concerned about medicine. In the past, we've been subject to all kinds of experiments where we didn't know what was going on," Baker said.
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