Improvised hospital rooms are seen at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be partially converted into a hospital for patients affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 27, 2020.
U.S. Army personnel sit apart at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be partially converted into a hospital for patients affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 27, 2020.
U.S. Army Private Joshua Rodriguez, a combat medical specialist assigned to the Javits New York Medical Station (JNYMS) which supports local hospitals during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, checks a patients pulse in New York City, U.S. April 8, 2020. Picture taken April 8, 2020. U.S. Army/Spc. Nathan Hammack/Handout via REUTERS.
U.S. Army Sgt. Marlenny Medin asks a patient about his medical history at the Javits New York Medical Station (JNYMS) which supports local hospitals during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New York City, U.S. April 8, 2020. Picture taken April 8, 2020. U.S. Army/Spc. Nathan Hammack/Handout via REUTERS.
U.S. Army Specialist Fredrick Spencer assembles a T1 Hamilton ventilator in a mobile lab unit in the Javits New York Medical Station intensive care unit bay monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in New York City, U.S. Apri 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Barry Riley/Handout via REUTERS.
U.S. Army Medical Personnel from the 531st Hospital Center out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky and the 9th Hospital Center out of Fort Hood, Texas are briefed on medical equipment as phase 2 of the Javits New York Medical Station is prepared at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 3, 2020.
A member of the U.S. Army Medical unit moves portable sinks during the completion of phase 2 of the Javits New York Medical Station at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 3, 2020.
Members of the National Guard are seen inside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center while others are reflected on a window as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Manhattan, in New York, U.S., April 5, 2020. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz
U.S. Army Medical Personnel from the 531st Hospital Center out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky and the 9th Hospital Center out of Fort Hood, Texas unpack medical equipment in phase 2 of the Javits New York Medical Station at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 3, 2020.
A member of the U.S. Army walks among cubicles being prepared in phase 2 of the Javits New York Medical Station at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 3, 2020.
Army Lieutentant General Laura Richardson, commanding general of U.S. Army North, puts on personal protective equipment before entering the patient care area at Javits New York Medical Station, which is supporting local hospitals treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S. April 12, 2020. U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Barry Riley/Handout via REUTERS.
Army (Chaplain) Major Ivan Arreguin, and other soldiers escort the remains of a veteran who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while being treated at the Javits New York Medical Station in New York City, U.S. April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. U.S. Air National Guard/Major Patrick Cordova/Handout via REUTERS.
A man receives a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2021.
Fred Walter and his wife Joan are aided by a member of the military after they received doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York, U.S., January 13, 2021.
A New York State Army National Guard member helps a woman check in at the Javits Center during a vaccine event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 25, 2021.
A man who received his coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine wears a sticker as she exit the New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2021.
A woman gestures as she enters the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on midtown Manhattan's west side, to receive a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the site which has been converted into a mass vaccination center in New York City, New York, U.S., March 2, 2021.
U.S. Army Major Sean Shirley holds a meeting with staff in the Javits New York Medical Station intensive care unit bay monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in New York City, U.S. Apri 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Barry Riley/Handout via REUTERS.
Improvised hospital rooms are seen at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be partially converted into a hospital for patients affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 27, 2020.
U.S. Army Major Shandel Panneton and 1st Lieutenant Autumn Kruse, both from the 11th Field Hospital deployed from Fort Hood, Texas verify patient census and bed status information at the Javits New York Medical Station (JNYMS) which supports local hospitals during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New York City, U.S. April 8, 2020. Picture taken April 8, 2020. U.S. Army/Spc. Nathan Hammack/Handout via REUTERS.
Soldiers assigned to the Javits New York Medical Station (JNYMS) review a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient’s medical chart in the facility’s intensive care unit in New York City, U.S. Apri 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Barry Riley/Handout via REUTERS.
A U.S. Army National Guard member wheels an elderly woman into a line of people to receive a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on midtown Manhattan's west side, which has been converted into a mass vaccination site in New York City, New York, U.S., March 2, 2021.
Cubicles are seen prepared during phase 2 of the Javits New York Medical Station at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 3, 2020.
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is seen illuminated in blue as part of the "Light It Blue" initiative to honor healthcare workers during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 9, 2020.
Soldiers assigned to the Javits New York Medical Station monitor coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in the facility’s intensive care unit in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., April 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. Barry Riley/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Health care workers and military personnel work at the New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2021.
U.S. military personnel wearing face masks arrive at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 7, 2020.
U.S. Army Major Sean Shirley holds a meeting with staff in the Javits New York Medical Station intensive care unit bay monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in New York City, U.S. Apri 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Barry Riley/Handout via REUTERS.
A woman wears a protective face shield as she waits in a line stretching around the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on midtown Manhattan's west side, to receive a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the site which has been converted into a mass vaccination center in New York City, New York, U.S., March 2, 2021.
U.S. Army personnel are seen at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be partially converted into a hospital for patients affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 27, 2020.
Army Sgt. David Gary waits for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient to arrive at the Javits New York Medical Station (JNYMS) which supports local hospitals in New York City, U.S. April 8, 2020. Picture taken April 8, 2020. U.S. Army/Spc. Nathan Hammack/Handout via REUTERS.
Soldiers assigned to the Javits New York Medical Station (JNYMS) review a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient’s medical chart in the facility’s intensive care unit in New York City, U.S. Apri 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Barry Riley/Handout via REUTERS.
Military personnel walk among cubicles being prepared as part of phase 2 of the Javits New York Medical Station at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 3, 2020.
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Major Nicholas Pardi presents an American flag during a memorial service for a veteran who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while being treated at the Javits New York Medical Station in New York City, U.S. April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. U.S. Air National Guard/Major Patrick Cordova/Handout via REUTERS.
U.S. Army Specialist Ashlie Chandler pets therapy dog Mila at the Javits New York Medical Station, a site which has been treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in New York City, U.S. April 24, 2020. Picture taken April 24, 2020. U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kleynia R. McKnight/Handout via REUTERS.
New York City convention center transformed from field hospital to vaccination site