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2nd round of COVID-19 vaccines being administered to S.I. frontline workers Updated Jan 03, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 - Staten Islanders honked and cheered out of their windows as they drove around Richmond University Medical Center to show appreciation for the hospital staff on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. April 10, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Rebeka Humbrecht) Alexandra Salmieri Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Frontline healthcare workers at Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) and Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) -- many of whom are directly treating...

Death, kindness, controversy and hope for 2021 Updated on Dec 28, 2020; Published on Dec 28, 2020 (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) AP Twitter Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — There was an incessant sound of sirens as emergency calls mounted in the spring. Solemn silence during funerals — for those for whom they were permitted. In the approximately 300 days since the coronavirus (COVID-19) first hit Staten Island, our lives were drastically changed, perhaps forever. Yet as 2020 ends, the vaccine’s arrival sparked hope for the future. What follows is a look at how the virus grew from a single confi...

‘I was very honored to be asked to be the first;’ COVID-19 vaccines administered for first time on Staten Island Updated Dec 14, 2020; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Islanders who have worked on the front lines throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic became some of the first Americans to receive a vaccine on Monday. Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) administered five doses of the Pfizer vaccine to its front-line staff members — Dr. James Kenny; Joed Diaz, a patient care technician; Dr. Robert Wetz; ICU Nurse Rosamma Joseph; and Dr. Wassim Diab — at its Oc...