Jamaican-born ICU nurse, 52, who trained at Lenox Hill and has 26 years experience is the first person in US to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine - as her brother gushes I m so proud
Sandra Lindsay, director of patient services in the intensive care unit at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was the first American to receive the vaccine
She was born in Jamaica and immigrated to the US in 1986 to further her education in nursing, later earning a Bachelors and Master s degree
Her brother, Garfield Lindsay, beamed with pride on social media that he was so proud his younger sister was the first American to receive the jab
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This morning, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo watched virtually as Dr. Chester administered the vaccine to Ms. Lindsay, a front-line health care worker eligible to receive the vaccine under Phase 1 of New York s Vaccine Distribution Plan.
The director of critical care at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ) in Queens has become the first person in the United States to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a non-trial setting.
Sandra Lindsay, RN, received the vaccine as Gov. Andrew Cuomo looked on from Albany via livestream. 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. Gov Cuomo said this morning as the first vaccine was giving out. 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 ever
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