Sandra Lindsay, the director of critical care at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ) in Queens, got the second dose of Pfizer so important in blocking immunity to the virus.
The second vaccination comes 21 days after his historic first shot. Lindsay received the first vaccine on Dec. 14 in the presence of Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Officials say the Pfizer vaccine has been considered 95% effective after the second dose.
Lindsay received her at the hospital, where she supervises all intensive care patients. The second dose of the vaccine was administered by Michelle Chester, DNP, director of health services for Northwell Health employees, the same clinician who gave the first shot seen around the world.
“I feel good,” Lindsay said. “I don’t feel any different before I get it. I hope the vaccine is available to everyone just as it was for me.”
Northwell has inoculated more than 22,000 employees with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines since mid-December.
The second rounds take place not only in New York City, but in the three-state area.
In an ambitious plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio expects to vaccinate 1 million people by the end of the month, although not all vaccination centers have been set up yet and the city does not have a million doses of vaccine, at least not yet.
The governor said his first priority is to vaccinate the residences. The feds have run this program and less than half received the first.
Now the state is working to speed up the process and wants all residents and nursing home staff to have the first doses.
Cuomo also said hospitals need to do a better job in vaccine management. Some perform better than others, with New York City health and hospitals at the bottom of the list in terms of the amount of vaccines distributed.
In the future, hospitals may receive fines of up to $ 100,000 for not delivering them on time.
“I need them to take personal responsibility for their hospitals,” Cuomo said. “This is a hospital management problem. They need to move the vaccine and they need to move the vaccine faster.”
NewYork-Presbyterian has distributed the largest number of doses in the state for their size, while NYC Health and Hospitals and Westchester Medical Center have distributed fewer: 31 and 32%.
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