State begins vaccinations for first responders, other frontline workers New vaccination sites established for first responders Share Updated: 6:59 PM EST Dec 29, 2020 New vaccination sites established for first responders Share Updated: 6:59 PM EST Dec 29, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ANSWER THE CALL FOR HELP. >> BY FAR, IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST SHOTS I’VE EVER GOTTEN IN MY LIFE. TIM: JASON PRESTON OF AMR NASHUA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN LINE TUESDAY MORNING TO RECEIVE HIS SHOT OF MODERNA’S COVID-19 VACCINE. A MOMENT THAT BRINGS SOME RELIEF FOLLOWING A GRUELING AND EXHAUSTING MONTHS-LONG BATTLE WITH THE VIRUS. JASON: WE’RE LOOKING TO A POINT WHERE MOST OF THE POPULATION TAKES THE VACCINE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEY DO TAKE IT. WE CAN STOP THE SPREAD OF THIS AND MAYBE WE CAN GET BACK TO SOME LEVEL OF NORMAL. TIM: 13 STATE-MANAGED SITES ARE NOW UP AND RUNNING, DISTRIBUTING VACCINES TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS. >> WITH THE VACCINE COMING IT’S GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR US. TIM: MANCHESTER FIRE CHIEF DAN GOONAN SAYS ABOUT 80% OF HIS STAFF HAVE REGISTERED FOR THE VACCINE. HE’S HOPING TO HAVE THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT VACCINATED IN THE COMING WEEKS. CHIEF GOONAN: WIDESPREAD VACCINATION IS GOING TO GIVE US A LEG UP AND GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS. >> WE WANT TO BEAT THIS THING BACK AND KEEP OUR PEOPLE SAFE. SO THIS IS A TURNING POINT FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND FOR EVERYBODY, REALLY. TIM: LEBANON AND HANOVER HELD THEIR OWN VACCINATION POD. A MOVE THAT WAS NOT ONLY EASIER FOR THEM, BUT ALSO LESSENS THE BURDEN ON THE STATE. >> UNDER OUR AGREEMENT WITH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING REGION, WE’RE ABLE TO USE OUR EMS PERSONNEL FROM THE LEBANON FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ACTUALLY GIVE THE VACCINATIONS. TIM: AGAIN, THESE SITES ARE ONLY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS. THE STATE IS REACHING OUT TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE THROUGH THEIR EMPLOYERS AND LICENSING BO