. Police officers were among the first front-line workers to gain priority access to coronavirus vaccines. But their vaccination rates are lower than or about the same as those of the general public, according to data made available by some of the nation s largest law enforcement agencies. The reluctance of police to get the shots threatens not just their own health but the safety of people they re responsible for guarding, monitoring and patrolling, experts say. At the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 39% of employees have gotten at least one dose, officials said, compared to more than 50% of eligible adults nationwide. In Atlanta, 36% of sworn officers have been vaccinated. Twenty-eight percent of those employed by the Columbus Division of Police Ohio s largest police department report having received a shot.
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Police officers are retiring and quitting at record levels
Police officers across the country are retiring and quitting at record levels.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, for example, saw retirements increase by 37 percent in 2020. But they claim the rise isn’t related to the push for police reforms across the country.
Steve Grammas, president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association sees it differently. He said he suspects that retirements are spiking in jurisdictions where political leaders have called for dramatic changes to police procedures.
New York City’s Police Department saw an 87 percent increase in retirements from 2019 to 2020. Union officials in the largest police force in the nation say the exodus is being fueled by pressure by racial advocates to defund police or impose major reforms.
Moderna vaccine gets approval, Nevada first responders wait for immunizations
The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use approval for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine which means more supplies will be flowing into Nevada soon and first responders are closer to immunizations. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department anticipates their officers may get the first opportunity for a vaccine in early 2021.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use approval for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine which means more supplies will be flowing into Nevada soon and first responders are closer to immunizations.