and last updated 2020-12-29 22:34:27-05
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.â Virginia Beach is celebrating a new milestone in the fight against coronavirus: Hundreds of frontline firefighters and EMS personnel received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
EMS and fire department personnel were vaccinated during a drive through event Tuesday at at EMS Station 8 on Bayne Drive.
âThis provides that great measure of protection for folks so weâre really excited,â said Virginia Beach EMS Chief Ed Brazle.
Over 200 frontline workers were given the Moderna vaccine Tuesday and will need to return in a month for a second shot.
Among them, Mike Pettinger, a volunteer rescue squad member of nearly 30 years, says he likely came in contact with a COVID-19 positive patient at work as recently as Monday.