Sandra Lindsay, director of critical care at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ) in Queens, received the second dose of Pfizer, which is very important in blocking immunity to the virus.
The second vaccination comes 21 days after her first historic blow. Lindsay received her first vaccine on December 14, with Governor Andrew Cuomo in attendance.
Officials say the Pfizer vaccine was considered 95% effective after the second dose.
Lindsay received her at the hospital, where she supervises all patients with intensive care. The second dose of the vaccine was given by Michelle Chester, DNP, director of employee health services at Northwell Health, the same clinician who gave the first shot seen worldwide.
“I feel good,” Lindsay said. “I don’t feel any different before I get it. I hope the vaccine is available to everyone as it was to me.”
Northwell has inoculated more than 22,000 employees with both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines since mid-December.
The second round takes place not only in New York, but in the Tri-State area.
In an ambitious plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio hopes to vaccinate 1 million people by the end of the month, even though not all vaccination centers have been set up and the city doesn’t have even a million doses of the vaccine – at least not yet. .
The governor said his first priority was to vaccinate nursing homes. The federations ran that program and less than half received their first program.
Now, the state is stepping in to speed up the process, wanting all residents and nursing home staff to receive the first doses.
Cuomo also said hospitals need to do a better job of managing the vaccine. Some perform better than others, with New York City Health and Spitals nearing the top of the list in terms of the number of vaccines distributed.
Going further, hospitals can face fines of up to $ 100,000 for failing to deliver them in a timely manner.
“I need them to take personal responsibility for their hospitals,” Cuomo said. “This is a hospital management issue. They need to move the vaccine and they need to move the vaccine faster.”
NewYork-Presbyterian distributed the most doses in the state for its size, while NYC Health and Hospitals and Westchester Medical Center distributed the fewest: 31 and 32%.
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