UPDATE: Queens Nurse Becomes First New Yorker To Get Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine
The Pfizer vaccine has arrived in the U.S. this Monday and a nurse from Queens is the first New Yorker to get it!
Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was vaccinated this morning. The process was filled on-camera at the Queens hospital as Gov. Andrew Cuomo looked on via Livestream. After she was given the shot by Northwell Health director of employee health services Michelle Chester, Lindsay said, “It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine.”
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She added, “I am feeling well. I would like to thank all the front line workers,” said Lindsay. “I feel hopeful. I feel relieved.”
As we reported earlier, the first vials of the coronavirus vaccine were shipped Sunday and arrived Monday in 50 states, marking the beginning of a massive effort to stop the rampant spread of the novel coronavirus, which has so far killed more than 298,000 Americans. First responders and the elderly are expected to be one of the first people to receive the vaccine.
We will continue to keep you updated when more details have been shared.