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ICU nurse volunteers to be 1st vaccine recipient in N.H.
With temperatures slightly below freezing, intensive care unit nurse Heidi Kukla, center, sits next to a snow bank as she is injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine outside the Elliot Hospital, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa
Published: 12/15/2020 12:21:10 PM
An intensive care unit nurse who was the first person to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in New Hampshire said Tuesday she wanted to inspire others to overcome their fears.
Heidi Kukla received her first dose of the vaccine Tuesday, and was quickly followed by four of her colleagues at Elliot Hospital in Manchester.
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USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as vaccines begin to roll out nationwide. Just this week, the US marked the stark milestone of more than 300,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic
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Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates on vaccine distribution, including who is getting the shots and where, as well as other important COVID-19 news from across the USA TODAY Network.