Gov. Andrew Cuomo, of New York State, conducts a press briefing in the Incident Command Center, after which U.S. Army Spc. Alysia Bernard, a combat medic specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1 Battalion 69th Infantry, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, administers vaccinations, in support of state efforts to provide mass COVID-19 vaccinations administered by the New York State Department of Health, at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York, March 08, 2021.
Cuomo presented challenge coins, inscribed with the Latin words “e pluribus unum”, to Service Members, which means “out of many, one” to show that we are stronger together.
From left to right – New York State Guard Capt. John Muniz, the Chaplain assigned to 88th Area Command Headquarters, Anita Knight of Mount Horeb Baptist Church, Pastor Greg Merriweather of Calgary Baptist Church in Rockland County, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alex Oommen, the Chaplain assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 3659th Sustainment Brigade, 53rd Troop Command.
The National Guard has hundreds of Guardsmen and women deployed to the vaccination site to support staffing for the site. The New York State Department of Health conducts vaccination efforts for essential workers and members of the community over age 65 beginning January 13, 2021. Eligible members of the public, 18 and over, can register for a vaccine appointment through the Department of Health website: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)
Date Taken: | 03.08.2021 |
Date Posted: | 03.09.2021 13:51 |
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