Coronavirus vaccinations begin in the US as death toll nears 300,000

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The first shot was given to a nurse in New York City in the American mass vaccination campaign, opening a new chapter in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

The largest vaccination campaign in US history has begun as health workers in select hospitals rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic – a day of optimism even as the nation's death toll neared 300,000.

“This is the light at the end of the tunnel. But it’s a long tunnel,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said as he watched Lindsay's vaccination via video.Minutes after Lindsay received the injection, President Donald Trump sent a tweet: "First Vaccine Administered.

Some hospitals across the country spent the weekend tracking their packages, refreshing FedEx and UPS websites for clues.

 

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