Nation A ‘magical’ moment: First COVID-19 vaccinations raise hopes on historic day marked by another grim milestone December 14, 2020Jorge L. Ortiz and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYComments Off on A ‘magical’ moment: First COVID-19 vaccinations raise hopes on historic day marked by another grim milestone Health care workers became the first Americans to get the coronavirus vaccine, a hopeful sign as the U.S. surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19.