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Sputnik International
Updated
Dec 14, 2020
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 neared 300,000.
The first people in America began receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Monday morning.
The unprecedented vaccination effort began as the death toll from the virus neared 300,000, a milestone the U.S. surpassed Monday afternoon.
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.