New York Nurse Is Among First to Receive Vaccine

Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay in New York became one of the first Americans to receive the coronavirus vaccine this morning, NBC News reports.

Said Lindsay: “I would like to thank all the frontline workers, all my colleagues who have been doing a yeoman’s job despite this pandemic all over the world.”

She added: “I feel hopeful today, relieved. I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in our history. I want to instill public confidence that the vaccine is safe. We’re in a pandemic, so we all need to do our parts.”

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