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 just after 9 a.m. Monday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo looked on from Albany via livestream.
Sandra Lindsay, ICU Nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens Receives First Vaccine in Nation.
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.
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