“It’s very rewarding to hear people come up to me and say, ‘Thank you very much. You’ve inspired me to get vaccinated'.' New York nurse Sandra Lindsay became a vaccine activist after being hailed as the first person in the U.S. to get a COVID-19 shot.
“I just felt broken, defeated, just tired and burned out,” said Lindsay, director of critical care nursing at the hospital. “Witnessing the overwhelming loss of lives, loss of livelihoods.’’
Northwell Health said it asked for volunteers to get the shots, and that Lindsay “happened to go first” among those who raised their hands. The moment was aired on TV, and she became widely regarded as the first American to get the shot outside of a clinical trial. Since then, Lindsay has been recognized by President Biden as an “Outstanding American by Choice,” a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services program that recognizes citizens who have been naturalized.
With the arrival of the omicron variant and new surges around the country, Lindsay’s still addressing fears and misinformation. Some mistakenly believe the shots aren’t needed if they eat well and exercise, Lindsay said. Others say the vaccines are a way for the government to track people, or an experiment on Black people.. But she reassures people by noting she did her own research before getting her shot, and that there are safeguards in place.
“We’ve had millions and millions of people around the world get vaccinated without any significant adverse event,” she said.Some worries, like fear of needles, can be easier to address, she said.After children became eligible for the vaccines, Lindsay offered comfort to a 9-year-old girl getting her shot at the hospital. She had to decline the girl’s request to vaccinate her since she’s not a pediatric nurse, but offered to hold her hand — and did.
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