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Coronavirus digest: US begins vaccine rollout
The biggest vaccination program in US history is now underway. Canada and the United Arab Emirates also have also begun vaccinating residents. Follow DW for the latest.
Nurse Sandra Lindsay receives the first COVID vaccine in the US
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United States began distributing the first doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 on Monday, just days after it was approved by the Food and Drug Association (FDA).
New York nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first vaccine dose in the country, live on television. It didn t feel any different from taking any other vaccine, said Lindsay, who added, I hope this marks the beginning of the end of the very painful time in our history.
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What has the coronavirus pandemic and the rollout of the vaccine revealed about public health in the US?
DW The Day s Brent Goff puts that question to Lisa Lee, vice president for research and innovation at Virginia Tech.
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Coronavirus live updates: FDA panel considers Pfizer vaccine one day after U.S. reports record 3,140 deaths Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley, Paulina Firozi, Kim Bellware, Erin Cunningham, Hamza Shaban, Miriam Berger, Lateshia Beachum On the morning after the United States reported more than 3,100 deaths in a single day, a new record, a government advisory panel convened Thursday to decide whether to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for approval. It’s one of two vaccine candidates on the verge of being cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, which would mark a milestone in the country’s battle against covid-19. A non-binding vote is expected this afternoon.