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Police officers around the country are lagging behind others in getting Covid-19 vaccines


Police officers around the country are lagging behind others in getting Covid-19 vaccines
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On the long-awaited January morning when members of the nation’s largest police department became eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, hundreds flocked to get the shot.
“We’ve been ready to go for some time,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said at the time, describing the rank and file as “definitely eager” to get vaccinated but acknowledging “some hesitancy.”
“It’s going to take some momentum,” said Shea, who himself contracted the virus and recovered at home.
Four months later, 40%
of the NYPD’s roughly 36,000 officers and 19,000 civilian employees had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to department spokesperson Sgt. Edward Riley. That’s nearly 20% less than the percentage of New York City adults with at least one shot. ....

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