WTOC (Savannah) Anchor Dawn Baker made a bit of history.

Baker became the first person in the United States to get the phase 3 vaccine trial for the coronavirus.

She got the shot and admitted that she was nervous, but also excited. "This is really, to me, very empowering that I could be that person who could help save some lives. It's been very heartbreaking to hear about people who've lost their lives because of this," Baker  said.

“I never thought that I'd do something like this," Baker added. "I just hope that they're really, really good results. I know a lot of people are doing a lot of different vaccine trials.”

CNN reports that while getting her shot, Baker thought about her colleague Lyndsey Gough -- who is among those who have been affected by the coronavirus.

Gough, a reporter at the WTOC news station, went from reporting on the coronavirus to testing positive for Covid-19 in late June. Gough, 27, spent 11 days in the hospital battling the illness.

"It really just broke my heart because she's such a young, strong, energetic young lady who is just on fire about what she does, and to see her afterwards, she was so weak, and to also know what could have happened to her. She lost her appendix because of Covid," Baker said, adding that Gough is now at home.

The Phase 3 trial is expected to enroll about 30,000 adult volunteers to evaluates whether the Moderna/NIH vaccine can safely prevent symptomatic Covid-19 after two doses, among other outcomes. Volunteers will receive either two 100 microgram injections of the vaccine or a placebo about 28 days apart. Investigators and participants will not know who has received the vaccine.