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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran, watch as the truck carrying the first COVID-19 vaccines arrives at Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University. Front-line medical workers have been designated the first to receive doses.
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The first people in the U.S. are receiving vaccination shots against COVID-19 on Monday, as U.S. health workers started administering the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
The first widely publicized vaccination took place in New York City, shortly after 9 a.m. ET. The event was live-streamed and promoted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who said, The vaccine only works if the American people take it.
Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was the first person to receive the vaccine at the event. She received a shot administered by Dr. Michelle Chester,
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