With coronavirus vaccine on the horizon, Staten Island nursing homes and hospitals gear up for rollout

A health care worker prepare a syringe with a vaccine

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced it has taken all the regulatory measures needed to ensure a safe distribution of the vaccine by land and air. (Hans Pennink | AP Photo)Hans Pennink | AP Photo

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The emergence of multiple potential coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines has spurred equal parts excitement and concern as a bevy of unanswered questions remain about how the first batch of immunizations will be rolled out to health care facilities across the country.

In interviews with the Advance/SILive.com, three doctors at Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) in West Brighton detailed the discussions underway on Staten Island as the approval and distribution of eligible vaccines near.

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