See the first person in CNY to get the covid vaccine

See the first person in CNY to get the covid vaccine (video)
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Kenzo B. Mukendi, of Syracuse, became the first person in Central New York to receive the new Covid-19 vaccine. Mukendi works at Upstate Medical University, where his job includes cleaning rooms in the Covid-19 ward.Katrina Tulloch | ktulloch@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- A housekeeper at Upstate University Hospital today became the first person in Central New York to receive an injection of the new Covid-19 vaccine, raising hopes that the end of the deadly pandemic is in sight.
Kenzo B. Mukendi, 48, of Syracuse, was vaccinated at Upstate, the first hospital in the region to get shipments of the vaccine. Developed by Pfizer and BioNtech, the vaccine was the first to receive emergency approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Upstate is one of 150 sites worldwide that participated in the clinical trials for the vaccine.

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