De Blasio observes health care staff get vaccinated
BY DEAN MOSES
On Monday afternoon, after
the fi rst batch of Pfi zer vaccinations
were distributed to fi rst responders
at Long Island Jewish
Medical Center on the Queens/
Nassau border, Mayor Bill de
Blasio arrived at NYU Langone
Health at 550 1st Ave. to observe
a series of vaccinations to more
healthcare workers.
Prior to the inoculation being
administered, de Blasio addressed
the press calling these
frontline workers heroes for
setting an example by protecting
themselves so that they can
continue to protect others.
“You are going to see a needle
go into their arms, but that
is not the shot that is most important.
What really matters
is that we are getting a shot of
hope here in New York City and
all over the country,” de Blasio
said.
The mayor is a fi rm believer
that this vaccine will help New
Yorkers move forward in this
pandemic, and in turn defeat
the virus. “To do that everyone
needs to be involved,” de Blasio
stressed.
Approximately fi ve hospitals
will administer vaccinations
today. According to the
Mayor Bill de Blasio observe vaccinations of healthcare worker Tara Easter at NYU Langone Health in Manhattan on Monday, December 14, 2020.
Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Offi ce Photo by Dean Moses
mayor, NYC Health Commissioner
Dr. Dave Chokshi and
the NYC Health Department
will be supervising the dissemination
of these vaccinations
throughout New York City to
ensure it’s effective and speedy
dispersal.
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“Making sure that people
get this vaccination. That it is
fast and it is effective, and that
we get it out there to every corner
of New York City and the
distribution is equitable. We
want to especially focus on
those 27 neighborhoods that
bore the brunt of this crisis in
communities of color,” de Blasio
said.
NYU is said to be at the center
of the trials for the Pfi zer
vaccine in New York City.
The vaccination requires two
doses, which must be done a
few weeks apart, and must be
contained in an ultra-cold storage
refrigerator in order to remain
viable.
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