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Country Gazette PLAINVILLE -- Plainville call firefighter and EMT Brett Bertram has a lot of people in his corner as he battles a serious case of COVID-19. Since news of his hospitalization came out last week, the community has gathered in support and prayer, and has raised -- via GoFundMe -- $19,327 as of press time on April 20. That amount was raised by 343 donors. The GoFundMe effort was started on April 14 to help with medical expenses. Plainville Fire Deputy Chief Richard Ball said the department worked with Bertram's mother, Stacy Bertram, of North Attleborough, on setting up the campai...

23-year-old firefighter, EMT in coma due to COVID-19 Share Updated: 11:32 AM EDT Apr 18, 2021 Ted Wayman Share Updated: 11:32 AM EDT Apr 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TED: EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC, WE GET A LOT OF STORIES ON FIRST RESPONDERS WHO CAME DOWN WITH COVID. MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. THIS STORY IS ABOUT A FIREFIGHTER WHO CHOSE NOT TO SO OTHERS COULD. >> HE WISHED THAT HE COULD GO BACK AND GET VACCINATED. TED: STACY IS TALKING ABOUT HER SON BRETT. ,THE 20-YEAR-OLD -- 23-YEAR-OLD EMT AND MEMBER OF THE PLAINVILLE FIRE DEPT IS...

A 23-year-old first responder in Massachusetts is in a medically induced coma after he contracted COVID-19.Brett Bertram, a call firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Plainville Fire Department, came down with the coronavirus last weekend.Bertram's brother and girlfriend also tested positive for COVID-19, but Bertram's condition worsened to the point where he had to be taken to Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, placed on a ventilator and, eventually, in a medically induced coma.First responders in Massachusetts have been eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine since Ja...

23-year-old firefighter, EMT in coma due to COVID-19 Share Updated: 8:48 AM EDT Apr 18, 2021 Ted Wayman Share Updated: 8:48 AM EDT Apr 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TED: EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC, WE GET A LOT OF STORIES ON FIRST RESPONDERS WHO CAME DOWN WITH COVID. MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. THIS STORY IS ABOUT A FIREFIGHTER WHO CHOSE NOT TO SO OTHERS COULD. >> HE WISHED THAT HE COULD GO BACK AND GET VACCINATED. TED: STACY IS TALKING ABOUT HER SON BRETT. ,THE 20-YEAR-OLD -- 23-YEAR-OLD EMT AND MEMBER OF THE PLAINVILLE FIRE DEPT IS N...