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First Covid-19 vaccine administered in US to NY health worker

AFP, 14 Dec 2020
A nurse in New York became the first person in the US to be vaccinated when she received the Pfizer-BioNTech shot live on television. "I feel great. I feel relieved," said Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, imploring all Americans to "to do our part" by getting vaccinated. The landmark moment comes at one of the darkest phases of the pandemic, with infections in the United States and many other countries soaring, and health experts still struggling against vaccine skepticism, lockdown fatigue and uneven adherence to safety rules.

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