LI Jewish Medical Center administers state's first COVID-19 vaccine shot

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in the region, and the first one has been administered — at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. At about 9:20 a.m., Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical, was vaccinated by Dr. Michelle Chester, director of employee health services at Northwell Health, the largest health system in the state.