BY DEAN MOSES
Dec. 14 marks exactly one
year since the fi rst woman in
the United States received the
COVID-19 vaccine.
Baring her arm for all of
America to see at the Long Island
Jewish Medical Center
Northwell Health, the director
of nursing for the critical care
division at the facility Sandra
Lindsay became the fi rst person
to receive the life-saving
jab after it was offi cially sanctioned
for emergency use. Sitting
down with amNewYork
Metro to discuss the experience
and the whirlwind of a year
it has been for the essential
worker, Lindsay revealed how
vastly her life has changed.
On Dec. 14, 2020, Lindsay did
not intentionally step foot into
the history books, in fact she
wasn’t even aware that she was
the fi rst vaccine recipient until
after the needle had already entered
her body. As a nurse working
through the pandemic, her
fi rst thoughts were protecting
herself, her coworkers, her patients,
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and her family.
“After I got vaccinated
is when I learned that I was
the fi rst person in the United
States. At fi rst it didn’t hit me,
but the weeks after that it really
began to sink in, that I had
made history. It really, really
is an honor to hold this place
in history,” Lindsay said.
Although she did not deliberately
step into this role, it is
one she is proud to represent.
Joking that her life has gotten
a lot busier, in the time since
her jab she has met President
Joe Biden in a moment she
calls “surreal” while also continuing
her work with Northwell
Health and serving as an
advocate for the vaccine.
“I am balancing both work
and advocacy, but I must say
that I can speak on behalf of
healthcare workers that we
are exhausted and concerned
about the public, particularly
those who are unvaccinated.”
After a year of new vaccines,
boosters, and COVID-19
variants, Lindsay admits she
is both frustrated and worried
for those who have still not yet
received at least one dose of a
vaccine. She hopes that the scientifi
c fact that the pandemic
is not going away without action
and the understanding
that pioneers like herself —
who are safe and healthy one
year later — will prompt more
Lindsay became a national fi gure when she volunteered to become the
fi rst person in the United States to receive the Pfi zer COVID-19 vaccination.
File photo/governor’s offi ce
people to roll up their sleeves.
Despite some still holding
reservations when it comes to
the vaccines, Lindsay says she
remains hopeful that the pandemic
will come to an end in
the near future. She also adds
that for those who said they
were waiting for more time,
more proof, Lindsay states
that it’s been a year and now
it’s time to get the shot.
“I am very hopeful. I am
optimistic and I know that we
will get there. And I hope that
this time next year we will be
having a different conversation,
talking about the virus in
the past tense and looking to a
brighter future,” Lindsay said.
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