Members of South Jefferson Rescue Squad to get COVID-19 vaccine this week Members of South Jefferson Rescue Squad to get COVID-19 vaccine this week By John Pirsos | December 28, 2020 at 5:43 PM EST - Updated December 28 at 6:11 PM ADAMS, N.Y. (WWNY) - Members of the South Jefferson Rescue Squad will get the COVID-19 vaccine this week. More than half the volunteers will get the Moderna vaccine at Samaritan Medical Center on Tuesday and Wednesday. As for the others, most will get it through a different agency or are under the age of 18. The squad’s executive director says that getting the shot takes some weight off their shoulders.