First COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin In U.S.
People began receiving the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as the United States’ coronavirus death toll nears 300,000.
HISTORY: A critical care nurse becomes the first New Yorker to receive a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. “ I feel hopeful today… healing is coming”
Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was the first person in New York to receive the shot.
“It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine,” she said. Footage of her receiving the shot was livestreamed with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo making remarks
“I feel hopeful today. Relieved. … I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in our history. I want to instill public confidence that the vaccine is safe,” Lindsay said.
“There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but we still need to continue to wear our masks, to social distance. I believe in science. As a nurse, my practice is guided by science, so I trust science,” she said. “I encourage everyone to take the vaccine.”
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