Bill Text: NY K00263 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 263 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring Sandra Lindsay upon the occasion of being the first person in the United States to receive the COVID-19 vaccine

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-10 - adopted [K00263 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00263-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 263

BY: M. of A. Sillitti

        HONORING  Sandra  Lindsay,  a  nurse  at  the Long
        Island Jewish Medical Center, upon the  occasion  of
        being  the  first  person  in  the  United States to
        receive the COVID-19 vaccine

  WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
commend and recognize those  esteemed  individuals  within  the  medical
community  for  their  extraordinary  and sustained contributions to the
progress of medicine and the improvement of life; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern  and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Sandra  Lindsay,  a nurse at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, upon
the occasion of being the first person in the United States  to  receive
the COVID-19 vaccine; and

  WHEREAS,  Sandra  Lindsay  always  knew  that she wanted to become a
nurse; even as a child she  helped  take  care  of  her  grandmother  in
Jamaica, before immigrating to the United States 30 years ago; and

  WHEREAS,  A  true  hero  throughout  the  COVID-19  pandemic, Sandra
Lindsay has served as the Director of critical care nursing at the  Long
Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York, since 2016; and

  WHEREAS, When the pandemic first hit New York hard in March of 2020,
this  extraordinary woman led a team of hundreds of critical care nurses
as they coped with the influx of critically sick patients; and

  WHEREAS, With  recent  and  lingering  skepticism  of  the  COVID-19
vaccine, even among some of her own staff, Sandra Lindsay understood the
example  she  could  provide, especially to people of color; she further
understood  the   legacy   of   unequal   and   racist   treatment   and
experimentation   on  people  of  color,  and  knew  she  could  provide
inspiration for others; and

  WHEREAS, Today, Sandra Lindsay continues to lead her staff in caring
for the sickest patients while promoting  the  vaccine  which  signifies
hope,  relief, healing, and the beginning of the end of a very dark time
for all of her fellow and noble healthcare  workers  across  the  state,
nation and world; and

  WHEREAS,   In   the   faithful   performance   of   her  duties  and
responsibilities,  Sandra  Lindsay's   ongoing   efforts   and   notable
achievements  have significantly contributed to bettering the quality of
life in her community; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout her  tenure,  Sandra  Lindsay  has  continuously
displayed  initiative  and  an  unrelenting commitment when pursuing the
highest of goals, and she has truly served as a role model of leadership
to be emulated by all; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center,

upon the occasion of being the first person  in  the  United  States  to
receive the COVID-19 vaccine; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Sandra Lindsay.