ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester are is scheduled to receive its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

To discuss this further, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello will be joined by Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza, URMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Apostolakos and Rochester Regional Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Mayo for a media briefing about the vaccine’s arrival locally. That briefing is scheduled to commence at 11:15 a.m.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last week the Rochester and Finger Lakes region would receive more than 11,000 doses from the state’s first shipment, which arrived in New York state Monday.

A critical care nurse who has treated COVID-19 patients in hard-hit New York City became the first person in the state to receive the vaccine as part of campaign to inoculate front-line health care workers.

On Tuesday, The Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health, bringing it to the cusp of U.S. authorization.