>>Sharon Otterman, The New York Times
Published: 16 Dec 2020 12:06 PM BdST
Updated: 16 Dec 2020 12:06 PM BdST
Dr Michelle Chester holds a vial of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before giving it to Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, at Northwell Health at Long Island Jewish Medical Centre in New Hyde Park, New York, US, Dec 14, 2020. REUTERS
The first shipment of the vaccine arrived at a loading dock in New York shortly after sunrise on Monday. The head pharmacist for one of Northwell Health’s hospitals, who had been tracking the package, opened the 63-pound box, packed in dry ice. He took out a single vial.