75 EMT first responders in York County receive first doses of Moderna vaccine Share Updated: 7:15 PM EST Jan 2, 2021 By Alice Keefe Share Updated: 7:15 PM EST Jan 2, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript VACCINE TODAY. WMTW NEWS 8'S ALICE KEEFE REPORTS. PARAMEDIC WENDY ELLIOTT WAS ONE OF ABOUT 40 CLASS 1-A FIRST RESPONDERS IN YORK COUNTY TO GET VACCINATED THIS MORNING AT THE WATERBORO FIRE DEPARTMENT. "1:17-1:28 THE SHOT ITSELF I MEAN THEY USE A TEENY TINY NEEDLE I HARDLY FELT IT ESPECIALLY WITH YOU KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ALONG AND OH. I'VE HAD BEE STINGS THAT HURT WORSE" ELLIOTT TO-DATE, YORK COUNTY HAS RECEIVED 400 DOSES OF THE MODERNA VACCINE... AND THE HOPE IS TO HAVE THAT MANY FIRST RESPONDERS VACCINATED BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. 1:31-1:40 THE BIG PRIORITY IS THAT SOMEONE WHO COMES TO GET THEIR FIRST ROUND OF VACCINE CAN ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE THAT THEY CAN RETURN IN 28 DAYS TO RETURN - TO RECEIVE THEIR 2ND VACCINE SCHOOLS BUXTON FIRE CHIEF NATHAN SCHOOLS, WHOS' PART OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM ORGANIZIGN THE VACCINE'S DISTRIBUTION... SAID DEMAND... áCOULD BECOME A PROBLEM. 4:31-4:44WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERY FIRST RESPONDER THAT WANTS THE VACCINE, HAS ACCESS TO THE VACCINE. THAT COULD BE PART OF OUR PROBLEM COMING UP IS NOT HAVING ENOUGH VACCINE TO GIVE FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS. SCHOOLS ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE MAKING SURE THE PARAMEDICS WHO'VE GOTTEN THEIR FIRST DOSE COME BACK IN 28 DAYS FOR THEIR SECOND. THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST I CAN MAKE THE FIRST BUT NOT THE SECOND BECAUSE THAT'S JUST - IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE 2:06-2:14 SCHOOLS FOR ELLIOTT - GETTING VACCINATED MEANS GETTING ONE STEP CLOSER TO RETURNING TO SOME SORT OF NORMAL... BUT IN THE MEANTIME... SHE WANTS PEOPLE TO SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED. 6-6:07 I THINK ITS EVERYBODY'S CHOICE BUT SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT IT DON'T NECESSARILY LISTEN TO ALL THE NAYSAYERS.