The first coronavirus vaccination in New York State was administered on Monday to an ICU nurse as the vaccine rollout begins.
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States across the country are beginning vaccinations on Monday, and it is possible this was also the first coronavirus vaccination in the United States, outside of a clinical trial.
The images broadcast live on television of the nurse, Sandra Lindsay, receiving the shot in her arm, are a hopeful sign amid months of the grim pandemic.
“It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine,” Lindsay said after getting the shot of the Pfizer vaccine.
“First Vaccine Administered,” President TrumpDonald TrumpTrump decries Cleveland baseball team’s reported name change: ‘Cancel culture at work’ Trump says White House staffers shouldn’t be among first to get coronavirus vaccine Michigan to close legislative office buildings Monday due to ‘credible threats of violence’ MORE tweeted. “Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD!”