First responders getting COVID vaccine
Laconia Fire Capt. Chad Vaillancourt gives COVID-19 vaccination shot to Laconia Firefighter Rick Farrell. First responders have begun receiving inoculations against the coronavirus under the state 1A vaccination program.
(Courtesy photo/Laconia Fire Dept.)
Modified: 1/6/2021 9:25:25 PM
New Year’s Eve was special for Laconia Police Chief Matt Canfield. That’s when he got his COVID-19 vaccine shot.
For just over a week now, firefighters, EMTs and police officers have been getting vaccinated against the coronavirus that, as of Monday, had infected 20.9 million Americans, 47,328 of them in New Hampshire.
First responders are part of the state’s first phase of vaccine distribution. Health care workers and people associated with long-term care facilities have already begun receiving their shots.