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Northwestern Medicine Physicians Begin to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Northwestern Medicine physicians, scientists, students and staff have been on the front lines of care and discovery. On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for the first vaccinations against the disease. One week later, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Even with two separate vaccines available, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted that supplies would be initially limited, and recommended that the first doses of the vaccine be allocated to healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents.

Northwestern Medicine physicians have begun receiving their vaccines, an experience that for many was inspiring, sobering and hopeful. See below for the reactions of a few Northwestern Medicine physicians upon receiving their COVID-19 vaccines.

Maria Theodorou, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine

Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS, vice chair for Quality and John Benjamin Murphy Professor of Surgery

Michael Ison, MD, MS, professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and of Surgery in the Division of Organ Transplantation.

Khalilah Gates, MD, assistant dean of Medical Education and assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care and of Medical Education

Mita Goel, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics