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