More than 16 million Americans have been infected by the novel coronavirus since it first arrived in the US last winter, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said the vaccine is imperative to bringing the pandemic to the end but won't stop the ongoing surge of cases in the US and is not an excuse to end other measures meant to reduce the spread of the disease.
Here are photos of what it looks like to get the coronavirus vaccine in the US.
The vaccines are stored in small vials and injected with a syringe
Dr. Michelle Chester displays the coronavirus vaccine in Queens, New York.
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Vaccines have to be transported in extremely cold conditions and are being shipped in industrial freezers designed to move perishable food like tuna
Dr. Michelle Chester prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens.
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, was the first hospital to role out the COVID-19 vaccine in the US
Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse, was the first to be inoculated.
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Healthcare workers are among the first wave Americans to be inoculated
Registered Nurse Stephanie Cal receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
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The FDA found no major health concerns with the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine
The common side effects include pain at the injection site, fatigue, and headaches.
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Lindsay spoke about her experience at a press conference Monday morning
After getting the injection, Lindsay said she was feeling well and thanked the front line workers and her colleagues.
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New York, which was once the epicenter of the virus, is confronting a second wave
“I feel like healing is coming," Sandra Lindsay said after being the first American to get injected. "I hope this marks the beginning of the end in a very painful time in our history.”
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo attended the vaccination by video call
"This vaccine is exciting because I believe this is the weapon that will end the war," Cuomo said.
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Dr. Jason Smith was the first Kentucky resident to be vaccinated
Smith showed off his bandage to the press at the University of Louisville Hospital.
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Five employees of the University of Louisville Hospital in Kentucky got the vaccine
Beth Sum, RN, receives a COVID-19 vaccination at University of Louisville Hospital.
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Ohio State University received one box of 975 doses of the vaccine
Ohio State employee Lauren Chisholm, left, receives the vaccination from Robert Weber.
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Connecticut has a phased approach to vaccinating, with healthcare workers getting priority
Hartford HealthCare's Colleen Teevan administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to a front-line healthcare worker outside of Hartford Hospital.
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