“I’m happy that I got the opportunity and got the platform to get the vaccine; to be able to instill some confidence in the Black community, the minority community; for them to see that the vaccine is safe, and to encourage people that they should trust the science.”

—Sandra Lindsay, RN, an intensive care unit nurse in New York City and the first person in the U.S. to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, What It’s Like to Get — and Give — the First Covid-19 Vaccine