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Vaccinations throughout the years: These photos show just how much has changed

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Health care workers across the country are now rolling up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots.

The vaccines earlier this week kicked off what will become the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history, one that could finally conquer the outbreak, the Associated Press reported.

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We thought it’d be interesting to look through the Getty Images archive, at photos of vaccination efforts from years past.

Only time will tell what the situation will look like once this new vaccine is available to the masses. But until then ... let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? (Or through the history books, in some cases).

Leo Casey watches aghast as Charles Buzine, 6, receives a shot of polio vaccine. Leo's up next. (Getty Images)

Some 145 sites around the country, from Rhode Island to Alaska, received COVID-19 vaccine shipments Monday, with more deliveries set for the coming days.

High-risk health care workers were first in line.