Today marks the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 vaccinations at UPMC. In the 12 months since, UPMC has administered more than 721,000 total doses of COVID-19 vaccines, helping protect our employees, their families, and our communities. On Dec. 14, 2020, Char Pykosh, CRNP, senior advanced practice provider, Surgical ICU, UPMC Presbyterian, became the first UPMC employee and one of the first in the country to receive the Pfizer vaccine. That morning, Tami Minnier, chief quality and operational excellence officer, administered the shot to Char and nine other employees in the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at childrenspgh. At UPMC, we believe anyone who can receive the COVID-19 vaccine should do so. If you have not already received the #COVID19vaccine, you can schedule an appointment now at Vaccine.UPMC.com. If you’ve received your primary series — the first two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or the single dose of Johnson & Johnson/Janssen — and are eligible to do so, ...