New York Nurse Is the First Person in US to Receive COVID Vaccine

New York Nurse Is the First Person in US to Receive COVID Vaccine

New York Nurse Is the First Person in US to Receive COVID Vaccine.

Sandra Lindsay works as a critical care nurse in the NYC borough of Queens at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

Receiving the Pfizer vaccine during a live press conference, Lindsay told reporters, "I feel hopeful today.".

I hope this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time in our history.

, Sandra Lindsay, First US Vaccine Recipient, via BuzzFeed News.

The Food and Drug Administration issued emergency approval for the Pfizer vaccine on Saturday.

More than 2 million doses headed for all 50 states were shipped from Kalamazoo, MI, beginning Sunday.

In receiving the initial dose of the treatment, Lindsay said "I want to instill public confidence that the vaccine is safe.".

We're in a pandemic and so we all need to do our part to put an end to the pandemic and not give up so soon, Sandra Lindsay, First US Vaccine Recipient, via BuzzFeed News.

There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we still need to wear our masks and social-distance, Sandra Lindsay, First US Vaccine Recipient, via BuzzFeed News.

Nearly 300,000 people in the U.S. have died since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic