Local veterans will be among first group getting COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 6:03 PM EST Dec 18, 2020 Share Updated: 6:03 PM EST Dec 18, 2020
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Show Transcript V.A. MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR STEPHEN BLACK SAYS VETERANS HAVE SPENT THE PANDEMIC PRAISING FRONTLINE WORKERS FOR THEIR SACRIFICE. AS THEY RIGHTFULLY RECEIVE THE FIRST DOSES, HE SAYS VETERANS WILL BE RIGHT BEHIND THEM. IT’S AS IT SHOULD BE. THEY SHOULD BE IN THE FRONT OF THE LINE. THEY HAVE MODELED SACRIFICE FOR US AS A NATION. THEY’VE MODELED SACRIFICE. SO MANY HAVE REACHED OUT TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND SAID I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH. I’VE BEEN THROUGH THAT. I WAS IN A WAR, AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO THAT. CARAY: BLACK SAYS THE ROBLEY REX V.A. HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THOSE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO DECIDE WHEN AND HOW THEY WILL DISTRIBUTE VACCINES. TUESDAY, THEY’LL RECEIVE 1500 DOSES OF THE MODERNA VACCINE. HE SAYS THEY’VE BEEN USING AN ONLINE PORTAL A