DeWine's office responds to criticism from Toledo police chief over officers not receiving COVID-19 vaccine Police are not on Ohio's first priority list to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Chief Kral says, 'My biggest fear is that we aren't even on any list.' Author: Brian Dugger Updated: 11:28 AM EST January 1, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine's office responded Thursday afternoon to criticism from Toledo Police Chief George Kral about officers being left off the state's early COVID-19 vaccination schedule. "We certainly understand the position of law enforcement. They are putting their lives at risk every day. We understand their point and we don't want to diminish it," DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney said in an interview with WTOL 11. "But if we are going to put people at the front of the line, a 35-year-old probably shouldn't go ahead of an 85-year-old woman with comorbidities."