Dr. Rakhi Chaudhuri Dimino becomes the first candidate of Indian origin to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
The Indian-origin Rakhi C. Dimino is an MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology in Houston, Texas. The Houston doctor was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Taking to Twitter, the MD wrote about her experience after getting the vaccine shot. She wrote, “I will tweet about how I feel every day for the next month – so follow me if you want to know about any side effects! OBGYN Hospitalists like myself are taking great care of Pregnant mamas with COVID.”
I will tweet about how I feel every day for the next month – so follow me if you want to know about any side effects! OBGYN Hospitalists like myself are taking great care of Pregnant mamas with COVID. #GotMyShot @obhgcares @sogh_official @MethodistHosp @ROEworld @DuchesneHouston https://t.co/Am8ARGeoBi
— Rakhi Dimino (@DrRDimino) December 16, 2020
She also posted a video on Twitter stating, “#IGotMyShot
Super excited to have my first shot in! So excited, so hopeful! Second shot scheduled!
#CovidVaccine #HopeToSeeMyParents @obhgcares @HoustonMethodist @texmed”
#IGotMyShot
Super excited to have my first shot in! So excited, so hopeful! Second shot scheduled!#CovidVaccine #HopeToSeeMyParents @obhgcares @HoustonMethodist @texmed pic.twitter.com/7dOMHyaxl8— Rakhi Dimino (@DrRDimino) December 16, 2020
In another incident, Robert Luckey made history by becoming the first COVID-19 ICU nurse to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Robert (39-year-old) is an ICU nurse in Memorial Hermann Hospital from Fort Worth, Houston, Texas.
This is COVID ICU nurse Robert Luckey. He was the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine at Memorial Hermann. This photo is courtesy @memorialhermann pic.twitter.com/WF8tRE06gk
— Marla Carter (@MarlaABC13) December 15, 2020
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