"I am so glad I did it--and I would do it again." Over one year ago, the first vaccines to prevent COVID-19 were authorized for widespread use. This approval was based on data from tens of thousands of vaccine trial participants, some of whom took part in the moderna_tx trials at Penn Medicine. These volunteers played a crticial role in providing much needed hope--in addition to crucial data showing the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines--as COVID cases continued to surge. Recently, we followed up with volunteers Ann Evans, Suean Fontenard and Mary Kerstetter to learn about what motivated them to participate and how their experiences over the past year have changed now that growing numbers of people have had the opportunity to be vaccinated — and even boosted — to protect themselves and their communities from the worst effects of this disease. Visit the 🔗 in our bio for the full story. #PennTogether #DifferenceMakers #GetVaccinated