Health & Fitness

COVID Vaccine: FDNY Distributes First Doses To Firefighters As Virus Spreads Among Members

Twelve members of the FDNY have died from COVID-19 and about 600 are currently out on medical leave.

(CBS New York)

December 29 2020

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A week after vaccinations began for EMTs on Randall’s Island, the FDNY started distributing doses to firefighters Tuesday at its Brooklyn headquarters.

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Twelve members of the FDNY have died from COVID-19 and about 600 are currently out on medical leave. The department hopes the vaccine will help prevent those numbers from increasing.

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