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The first discovered/confirmed case of the novel coronavirus outbreak SARS-COV-2, aka COVID-19, in the United States was documented on January 21, 2020.<ref>TEGNA | WUSA 90, US hits 6 months since first reported COVID-19 https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-for-6-months-in-us/507-a1e04038-1bab-4f6c-8d77-440c3004619b, July 21, 2020</ref>  Project "MP2", which was later announced as ''Operation Warp Speed'', was soon established and multiple companies were financed for the development of a vaccine.  The Research Vaccine Testing and Approval Process was complete by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization's and the initial distribution of two approved vaccines was accomplished during the final months of President Trump's presidency.  In December 2020, the first vaccine was authorized for distribution, just days immediately following the [[2020 Presidential election]].<ref> Isobel Whitcomb | Science World, U.S. Authorizes First Vaccine for Covid-19, https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/us-authorizes-first-vaccine-for-covid-19.html, December 11, 2020</ref>

The first discovered/confirmed case of the novel coronavirus outbreak SARS-COV-2, aka COVID-19, in the United States was documented on January 21, 2020.<ref>TEGNA | WUSA 90, US hits 6 months since first reported COVID-19 https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-for-6-months-in-us/507-a1e04038-1bab-4f6c-8d77-440c3004619b, July 21, 2020</ref>  Project "MP2", which was later announced as ''Operation Warp Speed'', was soon established and multiple companies were financed for the development of a vaccine.  The Research Vaccine Testing and Approval Process was complete by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization's and the initial distribution of two approved vaccines was accomplished during the final months of President Trump's presidency.  In December 2020, the first vaccine was authorized for distribution, just days immediately following the [[2020 Presidential election]].<ref> Isobel Whitcomb | Science World, U.S. Authorizes First Vaccine for Covid-19, https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/us-authorizes-first-vaccine-for-covid-19.html, December 11, 2020</ref>

American pharmaceutical company ''Pfizer'' and German biotechnology company ''BioNTech'' collaborated and developed the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/pfizer/index.html</ref> and American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company ''Moderna'' developed the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/moderna/index.html</ref>  Both vaccines were authorized by the FDA, shortly after the 2020 Presidential election was held.<ref>Adrianna Rodriguez | USA Today, Two COVID-19 vaccines are now authorized in the US; here's what we know about them, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/21/covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-moderna-everything-know-them/3955331001/, December 21, 2020</ref>  Following FDA approval, distribution began immediately via prearranged methods organized by the Trump Administration's COVID-19 task force.

American pharmaceutical company ''Pfizer'' and German biotechnology company ''BioNTech'' collaborated and developed the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/pfizer/index.html</ref> and American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company ''Moderna'' developed the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/moderna/index.html</ref>  Both vaccines, based on messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) technology, were authorized by the FDA, shortly after the 2020 Presidential election was held.<ref>Adrianna Rodriguez | USA Today, Two COVID-19 vaccines are now authorized in the US; here's what we know about them, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/21/covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-moderna-everything-know-them/3955331001/, December 21, 2020</ref>  Following FDA approval, distribution began immediately via prearranged methods organized by the Trump Administration's COVID-19 task force.

The COVID-19 vaccines were administered by a variety of healthcare professionals that included: doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physicians assistants, and pharmacy technicians.  These professionals received training on how to administer the vaccine and how to manage very rare side effects of the vaccines.<ref>Fran Kritz | Very Well Health, Who Can Administer COVID-19 Vaccines?, https://www.verywellhealth.com/who-can-administer-covid-19-vaccines-5094165, January 4, 2021</ref>  The first U.S. vaccinations for COVID-19 were administered on December 14, 2020.  Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse was the first inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in New York.<ref>Ivan Pereira | ABC News, US administers 1st doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-administer-1st-doses-pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine/story?id=74703018, December 14, 2020</ref>

The COVID-19 vaccines were administered by a variety of healthcare professionals that included: doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physicians assistants, and pharmacy technicians.  These professionals received training on how to administer the vaccine and how to manage very rare side effects of the vaccines.<ref>Fran Kritz | Very Well Health, Who Can Administer COVID-19 Vaccines?, https://www.verywellhealth.com/who-can-administer-covid-19-vaccines-5094165, January 4, 2021</ref>  The first U.S. vaccinations for COVID-19 were administered on December 14, 2020.  Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse was the first inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in New York.<ref>Ivan Pereira | ABC News, US administers 1st doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-administer-1st-doses-pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine/story?id=74703018, December 14, 2020</ref>