The first Covid-19 vaccination in the United States has taken place, as the country gears up for its largest ever immunization campaign.<br />'' <br />''US President Donald Trump today announced the administration of the first Covid-19 vaccine on Twitter.<br />'' <br />''Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse in New York is the first in US to get COVID-19 vaccine after Food and Drug Administration authorization.<br />'' <br />''The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received emergency-use authorisation from the FDA on Friday.<br />'' <br />''Shipments of frozen vials of vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech began arriving at hospitals around the country today.<br />'' <br />''Several other countries also have given their nod of acceptance for the vaccine, including the UK, which started vaccinating last week.<br />'' <br />''The US vaccination programme aims to reach 100 million people by April next year.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Covid-19 fatalities are nearing 300,000 in the US, which has by far the world's highest death toll. </span><br />