U.S. Deaths Surpass 300,000 as Vaccinations Begin: Virus Update

A healthcare worker receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the Queens borough of New York, on Dec. 14. 

Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

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The first Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered by U.S. hospitals Monday, the initial step in a historic drive to immunize millions of people as deaths passed the grim milestone of 300,000.