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A New York nurse was the first person in the USA to be vaccinated with the corona vaccine from the Mainz-based company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer.
Sandra Lindsay's vaccination from Long Island Jewish Medical Center was broadcast live on U.S. television on Monday.
"First vaccination administered", wrote US President Donald Trump in the short message service Twitter.
“Congratulations USA!
Congratulations world! "
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The Pfizer Biontech vaccine was the first vaccine to receive emergency approval in the United States on Friday.
A huge logistics operation began to distribute the vaccine across the country.
First of all, health workers and residents of old people's and nursing homes are to be vaccinated.
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In Great Britain, the nationwide vaccinations with the corona vaccine from Biontech-Pfizer began on Tuesday last week.
The US is the sixth country to receive the green light for this vaccine.
The FDA's decision came just three weeks after the two companies filed for emergency approval.