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    'Healing Is Coming': U.S. Starts Vaccinating People Against COVID-19

    "I feel like healing is coming," New York critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after receiving her shot. "I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in our history."
    by Bill Chappell Dec 14, 2020 2 minutes

    Updated at 11:20 a.m. ET

    The first people in the U.S. are receiving vaccination shots against COVID-19 on Monday, as U.S. health workers started administering the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

    The first widely publicized vaccination took place in New York City, shortly after 9 a.m. ET. The event was live-streamed and promoted by New York , who said, "The vaccine only works if the American people take it."

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