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New York hospital administers state’s first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Sandra Lindsay,  a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical
Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester from Northwell Health at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York

(Reuters) – New York State began on Monday administering COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers, marking a pivotal turn in the nation’s effort to curb the deadly virus.

Intensive Care Unit nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first shot at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago, Editing by Franklin Paul)