Health care workers around the country rolled up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots Monday as hope that an all-out vaccination effort can defeat the coronavirus smacked up against the heartbreaking reality of 300,000 U.S. deaths.
“Relieved,” proclaimed critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay after becoming one of the first to be inoculated at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. “I feel like healing is coming.”
With a countdown of “3-2-1,” workers at Ohio State University s Wexner Medical Center gave initial injections to applause.
And in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis personally opened a delivery door to the FedEx driver and signed for a package holding 975 precious frozen doses of vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin in U.S., health workers get 1st doses
by lauren neergaard, the associated press
Posted Dec 14, 2020 11:56 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 11:58 am EDT
Illustration of vaccine against coronavirus COVID-19. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM
The biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history kicked off Monday as health workers rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic a day of optimism even as the nation’s death toll closed in on 300,000.
“I feel hopeful today. Relieved,” critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after getting a shot in the arm at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York.
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BOSTON Boston is joining several other cities including Arlington, Brockton, Lynn, Newton, Somerville and Winthrop in again tightening restrictions in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, which has again surged in Massachusetts.
Lenora Kahn, her dog Bella, and Judith Albert dine outside of Marjoram Roux on Railroad Street in Great Barrington, Mass., on Friday. Even as the weather gets chilly, outdoor dining is safer than dining indoors at a restaurant.
Updated 12/14/2020 1:54 PM
The biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history kicked off Monday as health workers rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic a day of optimism even as the nation s death toll closed in on 300,000. I feel hopeful today. Relieved, critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after getting a shot in the arm at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. I feel like healing is coming.
With a countdown of 3-2-1, workers at Ohio State University s Wexner Medical Center gave the first injections to applause.
The weapon that will end the war : First coronavirus vaccine shots given in U.S.
Ben Guarino, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Josh Wood and Griff Witte, The Washington Post
Dec. 14, 2020
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NEW YORK With a quick jab to a nurse s left deltoid, America entered a new phase in its fight against the coronavirus on Monday.
The injection to Sandra Lindsay s arm at Long Island Jewish Medical Center made her the first American to receive the coronavirus vaccine outside a clinical trial. The small shot represented a giant leap in efforts to beat back the virus, a moonshot worth of hope amid a pandemic that has infected more than 16 million and killed more than 300,000 nationwide.