NEW YORK – A nurse in New York City was among the first people to receive the first dose of the Pfizer / Bioentech Covit-19 vaccine on Monday morning.
Sandra Lindsay, a vital maintenance nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, said, “After looking through the livestream with Andrew Cuomo,” I’m confident today.
The news comes as the United States approaches 300,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Health workers and nursing home residents were among the first to receive the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and its German partner Bioendech, which was the first in the country to recognize the fight against the corona virus.
Pfizer CEO Albert Burrell said he would be one of the recipients of the vaccine on Monday. “People will have more faith in the vaccine if the CEO is vaccinated,” he told CNN on Monday.
Despite the positive news on the vaccine front, the United States is still struggling with the number of overcrowded hospitals and daily cases because the country is approaching another tragic milestone, 300,000 deaths, more than any other country.
📈 Today’s numbers: The United States reported more than 16.2 Millions of cases and 299,192 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Worldwide total: 72.1 million cases and 1.61 million deaths.
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A key care nurse in New York City received the first shot of the Pfizer / Bioentech Covit-19 vaccine Monday morning, cheering other health workers and watching through the government’s Andrew Cuomo livestream.
“I’m ready. Let’s do this” Sandra Lindsay Said Just before 9am in Queens before he gets the shot. Those in the room applauded after Lindsay was given the shot.
The nurse said she was “relieved” and “wanted to build public confidence that the vaccine was safe.”
“I hope this marks the beginning of the most painful time in our history,” Lindsay said.
Dr. Michael Chester of Northwell Health, who managed the shot, added: “Everything went exactly right.”
Jessica Rose, a 23-year-old black woman in Atlanta, said she and many other black women in her circle are nervous about getting the Govt-19 vaccine.
From the Dusky Syphilis study of black men who did not treat them to cure the disease, Henrietta Lox, a black woman, said cancer cells were used for research without the permission of her or her family, and many developed distrust in public health systems. “Many of them are nervous, is it … testing on minority groups,” Rose said of her friends and family.
Numerous polls have shown ambiguity surrounding the vaccine among people of color, and in a recent study, black women, such as Rose and Latin women, were more reluctant to get vaccinated than men.
The experts and members of these communities are not surprised. The country’s history of unethical testing and experimentation on black men and women has colored society’s distrust. But as the corona virus continues to threaten people of color, medical experts say it is necessary to dispel suspicion, and that women of color may be the main one.
– Nada Hasanin
A renewed ban on indoor food came into effect in New York City on Monday as authorities try to reduce the spread of the virus, which was once the epicenter of the US eruption.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the ban last week as New York City and surrounding areas saw steady progress in new events due to the fall. The ban only restricts the taking of the already stumbled restaurant business and outdoor dining.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that a “full shutdown” could be on the horizon in the coming weeks if cases in city hospitals stagnate.
De Blasio said on CNN’s “New Day” that the disease now has this kind of momentum, which must be stopped before it can cause more damage and more pain.
Hospitals and medical centers have been preparing for the COVID-19 vaccine since Monday morning, a massive effort that began when a Semis caravan guarded by unmarked police cars was evacuated from a Pfizer manufacturing plant in Bordage, Michigan, at dawn.
The providers went through every possible accident over the weekend, from earthquakes to power outages. Hours of run-throws and tablet exercises and zoom calls are essential as dealing with the Pfizer vaccine takes training and better organization.
Dr. Nasim Abser, CEO of UCI Health in Orange, California, said: “We did our final run-through exercise today. The team participated in the entire process, from vaccination to injection at the loading dock.
“One person will say, ‘I’m got the vaccine, I’m going to the clinic, this is the path I’m going to take.’ Then another will be a sample patient, and someone will bring them into the room and we will do the whole process of vaccinating them,” he said.
– Elizabeth Weiss
Pfizer CEO Albert Burrell said Monday that, like many others, he plans to get his company’s exciting vaccine. He told CEN’s Sanjay Gupta that “people will trust the vaccine more if the CEO is vaccinated”.
By the end of this year, the company will have produced 50 million doses, half of which will go to US sites and the rest will be delivered worldwide. By the end of the first quarter of 2021, 100 million doses will be distributed across the country, he said. The federal government has already demanded an additional Rs 100 crore, he said.
“This year, we will have about 50 million doses. Most of them have already been prepared, so they are already there. Next year, we will do the 1.3 billion doses,” Burla said, noting that not all of those vaccines have been prescribed to the United States. “We are working very hard to increase this number as we understand that the demand is very high.”
Officials said Sunday that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be among the high-ranking officials who administered the corona virus vaccine for the first 10 days of next week to protect the government from an explosion that would paralyze its operations.
However, in a tweet Sunday night, Trump said those working at the White House should then be vaccinated “specifically unless needed” in the program. He noted that he was “not scheduled” to be vaccinated, but indicated that he would be vaccinated at some point. In October the president was diagnosed and recovered from the virus.
The footage will be presented to officials in all three branches of government, including heads of the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court. Early vaccinations are also expected to be available to White House staff working near Trump. The White House is home to several explosions during the epidemic, including Trump, his staff leader and several aides to the victims.
– David Jackson
With zero percent hospital capacity remaining, Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center officials are now urging locals to follow the corona virus protocol.
The situation at the California hospital is not unique. Across the country, health centers are reaching their breakdown points, crowded with corona virus patients and leaving resources including staff. But Providence St. Mary’s directors and leading health workers are seeking the support of citizens to slow the spread of the disease locally.
“For the past three or four weeks, we have been investigating a case of what happens when people are not socially distant and people do not wear masks,” said Brian Kawasaki, a spokesman for the hospital. “We hope people will learn to help alleviate the stress of hospital systems in the high desert.”
– Martin Estacio and Matthew Cape, Victorville Daily Press
Some of Florida ‘s best hospitals, including those that are expected to be exporting vaccines to prevent COVID-19 soon, do not need to get medical and paramedics visits, even if they need to be vaccinated against the least dangerous flu virus.
Five Florida hospitals are scheduled to initially distribute 100,000 doses of Pfizer / Bioentech vaccine Monday through next Sunday, according to the state unit of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskovitz. Those hospitals are in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami and Hollywood.
The state’s vaccine distribution program puts health workers, other “essential workers”, the elderly and those with health problems at high risk for COVID-19 complications to get priority on vaccine access. But even all of the first-rate Florida hospitals require their staff to be vaccinated.
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis said Thursday that the federal government will deliver 179,400 doses of the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and its partner Bioendech.
– Frank Klug, Ford Myers News-Press
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