There are so many reasons to get vaccinated, and we asked our UC Davis employees to share their COVID-19 vaccination stories. As we prepare for Fall 2021 and look forward to the day when we can return to an in-person campus experience, vaccination of our UC Davis community is an essential step in achieving that goal. Submit your own vaccine story here.
Visit the UC Davis Vaccine Program webpage for more information on making an appointment and vaccine FAQs.
Name: Chancellor Gary May
Role: Chancellor of UC Davis
Why do you think it's important to be vaccinated? I received my COVID-19 vaccination and can proudly display my band aid. It was fast and painless. I accepted the opportunity to get vaccinated because of the potential positive impact I might have to encourage other people of color to do the same.
Name: Stacey Brezing
Role: Director of Staff and Faculty Health and Well-being, Occupational Health
Why did you choose to get vaccinated?: I choose to get vaccinated to protect my family and to be able to be with my family without having to worry about giving them a virus that could potentially kill or disable them.
Why do you think it's important to be vaccinated? Getting your vaccination is so important to save lives and stop the spread of the virus. If we don't get vaccinated the virus has a chance to mutate and put us at risk again and again. I want to regulate COVID to an endemic that won't keep taking and affecting so many lives. I'm happy to do my part to stop this virus in its tracks.
Name: Melissa Bain
Role: Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology
Why did you choose to get vaccinated?: I am currently in the Moderna vaccine trial, and joined it because I truly believe in the science behind the vaccines and wanted to be part of the move forward. I cannot explain the amount of relief that I felt when I found out I have been vaccinated since last August.
Why do you think it's important to be vaccinated? The overwhelming evidence demonstrates the safety and efficacy of these vaccines. Being vaccinated allows our society to return to a more normal way of living while being able to protect those who truly cannot be vaccinated, and helps us slow down the progression of virus mutations. We should use this privilege of access to the vaccines for the good of society.
Name: Christopher Loureiro
Role: Business Technical Support Analyst, Information Education Technology Services
Why did you choose to get vaccinated?: First to protect myself and better my chances of survival if I do get COVID-19; then to protect everyone I love and care about from me.
Why do you think it's important to be vaccinated? Our country can not continue to lose its small business, it large corporation - oil companies that closed - or any other effects to the people of this county who rely on their money to keep what they have and move us all forward.
Name: Brenda Scalzi
Role: Director of Administration, Student Health and Counseling Services
Why did you choose to get vaccinated?: To protect those I love.
Why do you think it's important to be vaccinated? So I don't spread the virus to those around me.
Name: Felicia Murdoch
Role: Policy Analyst, Office of the Academic Senate
Why did you choose to get vaccinated?: I decided to get vaccinated for my daughter, who was born 4 months early. She fought so hard to be alive. I choose to get vaccinated for my baby and all who are not able to fight off illness because of their compromised immune system.
Why do you think it's important to be vaccinated? It's important to be vaccinated to protect family, friends, and loved ones from this horrible virus.