Drive to get COVID-19 vaccine to L.A. firefighters loses steam as 40% fail to show up

Drive to get COVID-19 vaccine to L.A. firefighters loses steam as 40% fail to show up
Ben Welsh, Dakota Smith
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LAFD paramedic Anthony Kong, right, gives LAFD Capt. Elliot Ibanez his COVID-19 shot at a downtown station on Dec. 28, 2020. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
The push to protect Los Angeles Fire Department personnel from COVID-19 has ground to a near halt as many firefighters decline to take the vaccine.
Late last year, firefighters were the first city workers given access to the shots. After an initial burst of activity, the number showing up to get the vaccine has plummeted. This past week only 143 firefighters visited one of the department's vaccination centers, according to data released by the city Friday night. So far, 1,944 of the agency's just under 3,400 members have been inoculated, leaving four in 10 vulnerable to the highly infectious coronavirus.

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