Teenage ambassadors from GRPS receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, encourage others to do the same "This isn’t something that just me alone getting the vaccine, or just you getting the vaccine can solve. We’re all in this one." Author: Alana Holland (WZZM13) Updated: 6:32 PM EDT April 29, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Six Grand Rapids Public School Students (GRPS) joined Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday afternoon at the DeVos Place, and received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The students are 16 to 18-years-old, and are serving as Protect Michigan Commission COVID-19 ambassadors. They urged their peers to also get vaccinated and stop the spread of COVID-19.