CalFire and County Fire Departments Provide Vaccines to Rural Areas
“The two of us are just really grateful for organizations like CalFire, “ said Gruber. There are fixed pod vaccination sites in Carlsbad and at Cuyamaca College and pop up sites at dozens of fire stations in places like Borrego Springs, Julian, Ramona, and Carlsbad, where Buckingham was finally able to get that shot just a few miles from his home. Both doses of the vaccine are vital to Buckingham because he's been fighting cancer since last March when the pandemic began, “So we were really on edge about catching COVID-19, and so I’m really happy to get the shot.”