US administers first COVID-19 vaccine to front-line workers

Published December 14, 2020 2:50pm ET



The first COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in the United States was administered to a front-line worker in Queens, New York, on Monday morning.

The vaccine, which was produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, was shipped across the country over the weekend after the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the vaccine on Friday. The Pfizer vaccine is the fastest vaccine ever to be produced and administered in the U.S.

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