(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) New York's first batch of new crown vaccines begin vaccination
China News Agency, New York, December 14-New York State began the first batch of new crown vaccines on the 14th. A nurse in Queens, New York City became the first New Yorker to receive the vaccine.
The nurse's name is Sandra Lindsay (Sandra Lindsay), at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (Long Island Jewish Medical Center), has been on the front line of the fight against the epidemic since March this year.
Her vaccination was broadcast live online, and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo also participated through a video connection.
After completing the vaccination, Sandra said that she felt good, “it’s no different from getting other vaccines.” She thanked her colleagues, the United States and the people working to fight the epidemic around the world, and hoped that her public vaccination would help the public build Confidence in vaccines.
"I hope that the vaccine can be the starting point for ending this painful epidemic." Sandra said, but people still have to remember to wear a mask and maintain social distancing.
Cuomo said that he believes that vaccines will become a powerful weapon to defeat the epidemic, but only when more than 75% of the population is vaccinated can the epidemic be truly curbed, and it will take at least a few months to achieve this.
Like Sandra, he called on New York residents to adhere to the epidemic prevention regulations and do a good job of self-protection.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has exceeded 16.262 million, with nearly 300,000 deaths; the cumulative number of confirmed cases in New York State has exceeded 775,000 and more than 35,000 people have died.
The Wall Street Journal reported that after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine on the evening of the 11th, Pfizer’s first shipment of nearly 3 million doses.
On the 14th, 145 hospitals and vaccination points across the United States are expected to receive the first batch of vaccines; by this Wednesday (16th) a total of more than 640 hospitals and vaccination points will receive the vaccine.
According to the "New York Times" report, the first batch of vaccines will be mainly provided to medical staff on the frontline of the epidemic in the United States, who face the highest risk of infection; followed by some nursing home residents and staff.
However, in terms of the number of vaccines, it is difficult for the first batch of vaccines to fully cover high-risk groups.
In addition, because the vaccine may cause side effects such as fever and headaches, many hospitals have indicated that they will proceed cautiously on their staff vaccination.
Pfizer vaccines need to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius, so transportation and storage requirements are very high. According to the "Wall Street Journal", the company expects to provide about 25 million doses of vaccine to the United States by the end of this month. Another new coronavirus vaccine developed by Modena may be approved by the FDA later this week. (Finish)