For Claudia Zain, a home healthcare aid in New York City, getting the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine felt like being “a little part of history” that left her excited and hopeful for the future as the United States struggles to contain the raging pandemic.

“There’s so many emotions wrapped up in what’s happening right now and I’d like to be an inspiration for people who are wondering, ‘Can I do this? Should I do this?’,” said Zain, 47 after getting the shot at Brooklyn Army Terminal. “You should do it because this is the way to move forward.”

The Brooklyn site is one of two mass vaccination locations that opened in New York City. The second one is located at Bathgate Contract Postal Station in the borough of the Bronx.

The mass sites were open for part of the day on Sunday before they start operating round the clock, seven days a week on Monday as part of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s push to set up 250 vaccination locations to meet the ambitious goal of inoculating 1 million New Yorkers by the end of the month.

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