Governor Announces Eight Community Vaccination Kits Deployed To Churches And Cultural Centers In New York City, Long Island And Westchester
By Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office
Manhattan Site at Abyssinian Baptist Church Opened Sunday, January 17; All Other Sites Opened Monday, January 18
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced eight community vaccination kits have been deployed to churches and cultural institutions in New York City, Long Island and Westchester. These sites bolster New York State s efforts to equitably distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to communities of color and low-income communities that are underserved by traditional healthcare institutions. The Manhattan site at Abyssinian Baptist Church opened yesterday and the remaining sites opened today, January 18. Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III of the Abyssinian Baptist Church was the first to be vaccinated at the site. The sites opened to all eligible New Yorkers. The state is planning simil
Governor Cuomo today announced eight community vaccination kits have been deployed to churches and cultural institutions in New York City, Long Island and Westchester.
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling on Monday to announce a partnership between the County, Northwell Health and New York State to open a COVID-19 vaccine distribution center . The vaccines will be distributed by Nassau County Department of Health staff, Members of Nassau County’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) with assistance from Northwell Health, which has been designated by New York State as Long Island’s vaccination HUB. The center will operate in NCC’s CCB building and will begin vaccinations on Tuesday, January 5, for residents who meet the criteria set forth by New York State. Appointments are required.
Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Announces First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered in United States Share
CUOMO: THIS IS THE WEAPON THAT WILL END THE WAR. IT S THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE BOOK. NOW WE JUST HAVE TO DO IT.
Sandra Lindsay, ICU Nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens Receives First Vaccine in Nation
Vaccine Developed by Pfizer, a New York-Based Company, and Authorized by FDA and New York s Clinical Advisory Task Force Late Last Week
Governor Cuomo: We trust science here in New York. The federal government approved the vaccine. We then had a separate panel that also approved the vaccine and we ve been following the science all along. I hope this gives you, and the healthcare workers who are battling this every day, a sense of security and safety and a little more confidence in doing your job once the second vaccine has been administered. In New York we prioritized healthcare workers at the top of t
A critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center became the first New Yorker and among the first people in the U.S. to receive a Covid-19 vaccine Monday, one day after Pfizer’s vaccine began being shipped across the country.
Key context: Sandra Lindsay, director of patient care service for critical care at the Northwell Health facility in Queens, received the first shot of the two-dose vaccine during a live morning broadcast with New York Gov. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling and Dr. Michelle Chester.
What they said: Lindsay said she felt “hopeful” and “relieved” after getting the vaccine from Chester, adding that she wanted to “instill public confidence” that it is safe.