Bedford World War II veteran is first VA patient to receive COVID-19 vaccine
By Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton State House News Service,Updated December 14, 2020, 2:38 p.m.
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Registered nurse Sandra Getchell gave the COVID-19 vaccine to World War II Army Veteran Margaret Klessens, 96, a resident of VA Bedford Healthcare System s community living center. Margaret is the first VA patient nationwide to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Kat Bailey/VA Bedford
As the first COVID-19 vaccines began arriving in Massachusetts on Monday, a 96-year-old World War II veteran in Bedford became the first VA patient in the country to get the shot.
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I started crying, said Lisa Tozzi. Just so grateful that we may be able to see the end of this thing, NKL tweeted. Now to keep vigilant until its my turn. Couldn t stop crying…had no idea how much was built up deep inside, tweeted lap0801. Hope is here. I got all choked up and teary over the weekend watching news footage of @FedEx and @UPS trucks and planes, posted Lexy Green. Apparently the cavalry arrive via logistics companies.
Such emotional outbursts are not surprising. Most of us have been suppressing these feelings holding our emotional breath for months. Because that s the way you get through a crisis like this.
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First coronavirus vaccines roll out as officials share months-long timeline for immunization effort
By Paulina Firozi, Meryl Kornfield and Josh Dawsey The Washington Post,Updated December 14, 2020, 1:43 a.m.
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UPS employees moved one of two shipping containers containing the first shipments of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine across a ramp at UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday.Pool/Getty
WASHINGTON - The first vials of the coronavirus vaccine were shipped Sunday, paving the way for inoculations to begin across the country this week.
Nearly 3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are expected to arrive at 145 facilities Monday, marking the beginning of a massive logistical effort to stop the rampant spread of the disease covid-19, which has so far killed more than 298,000 Americans. The vaccine against the virus it causes will arrive at nearly 500 additional sites Tuesday and Wednesday.