US Administers Its First COVID-19 Vaccine On A New York ICU Nurse

The United States has administered the very first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to various reporting. The U.S. rollout began on Monday as Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse from Northwell Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York, received the coronavirus vaccine at 9:23 ET on Monday, according to CNN. The event was live-streamed with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). “You didn’t flinch,” Cuomo quipped of Lindsay’s vaccination. Of the vaccine, Lindsay said, “I’m feeling well. I would like to thank all of the frontline workers and all my colleagues … for doing their job during this pandemic all over the world.

I feel hopeful today, relieved. I hope this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time.” Cuomo added, “In New York, we prioritized health care workers at the top of the list to receive the vaccine because we know that you are out there every day putting your lives in danger for the rest of us.” “So this is the light at the end of the tunnel,” he added.

“But it’s a long tunnel and we need people to continue to be doing the right thing. And the smart thing, all through the holiday season. And hopefully, when we get to about June, they estimate the vaccine can hit critical mass, but the health care workers will get it first because we know that you’re super stressed during this holiday season.”

According to reports, the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, received its first delivery of the vaccine this morning, and other areas in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., are also expected to administer COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. -Full Report