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“It feels great … it’s no different than any other vaccine,” said nurse Sandra Lindsay, who was the first to receive a dose of the Pfizer-Bionic Corona vaccine in the United States.
On Monday, after receiving the vaccine, Lindsay thanked her colleagues and all workers around the world who had made great efforts and continued their humanitarian work.
US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter: “The first vaccine ever received. Congratulations to the United States. Congratulations to the world.”
Put an end to the Corona virus
He added that he feels hope and relief that a cure will come, and “I hope this is the beginning of the end of difficult and painful times in history.”
Lindsay called on everyone “to trust the vaccine during this pandemic” and indicated that everyone has an important role to play in ending this virus.
Light at the end of the tunnel
This marks the beginning of a large-scale vaccination campaign in the United States, as the epidemic continues to spread, with nearly 2,500 deaths daily and more than 16 million infections counted.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo watched the nurse receive the vaccine via video technology and was quick to congratulate her saying, “I hope this gives and gives the nurses who work here every day a feeling of security and more efficiency “at work.
#SandraLindsay, an intensive care nurse from a hospital in #Queens is the first to receive the vaccine against # COVID-19 developed by #Pfizer and approved by @ la #FDA #NY https://t.co/Nuc2yo70sP
– David Ramirez (@DavidRamirezPO) December 14, 2020
“We need months before the vaccine covers a large number of people. Next is the light at the end of the tunnel, but the tunnel is long,” he added, calling on Americans to continue to follow health instructions during the holidays.
20 million
About three million doses of the Pfizer-Bionic vaccine should be available by Wednesday, with the goal of vaccinating about 20 million Americans by the end of the year and 100 million doses by the end of March.
There are 145 sites in the United States that received vaccines on Monday, 425 centers that will receive them on Tuesday, and 66 sites on Wednesday.
The United States has become the sixth country to approve the vaccine manufactured by the Pfizer-Bionic alliance, after Great Britain, Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
And on Sunday, a convoy of trucks loaded with doses of the vaccine left the Pfizer factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, stored in special boxes of 4,000 and 725 doses, bound for the UPS and FedEx centers, which are tasked with distribute vaccines to regions.
According to Pfizer, 20 planes will work daily to transport the vaccines in preparation for distribution throughout the country, especially to American Indians from the “Navajo” tribe, which is severely affected by the pandemic.
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