Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
'Relieved': First Shots Administered To Health Care Workers
CNN: ICU Nurse In New York Among The First People In US To Get Authorized Coronavirus Vaccine
Later, Lindsay told CNN's Anderson Cooper that she feels "great." "I have no fear," she told CNN. "I trust the science. My profession is deeply rooted in science. I trust science. What I don't trust is getting Covid-19, because I don't know how it will affect me and the people around me that I could potentially transfer the virus to." Dr. Michelle Chester, the corporate director of employee health services at Northwell Health [who] delivered the shot, said the vaccine kit to administer the shot "worked perfectly." Lindsay and Chester, both Black women, were flanked on stage by Michael Dowling, the president and CEO of Northwell Health, who noted the regional hospital system has seen over 100,000 patients with Covid-19. (Levenson, 12/14)
Lexington Herald Leader: These Health Workers Got The First COVID-19 Vaccines In KY
Five University of Louisville frontline health care workers made history Monday morning by becoming the first people in Kentucky to receive a vaccine to protect against the novel coronavirus. (Acquisto, 12/14)
USA Today: Pfizer COVID Vaccine Ingredient List: 'Nothing Too Surprising There'
Experts say the ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, which was authorized Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, looks pretty standard for a vaccine. In a letter to the FDA, Pfizer listed the ingredients in its vaccine. (Rodriguez, 12/14)
