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Firefighters want vaccine first 12.2.20

Credit: WTVQ Lexington, KY
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Firefighters want vaccine first 12.2.20
Firefighters want vaccine first 12.2.20

Firefighters are asking to be moved to the top of the list for the coronavirus vaccine

Kentucky are asking to be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine.

Berea firefighter brent billings...says firefighters...and other first responders...put themselves at risk of exposure everyday.

He says...of course...doctors... nurses...and hospital staff should be among the first to get a vaccine...but first responders play a critical role too...and have to deal with people who may not know they're infected.

Brent billings: "i don't want to put anybody on different levels because i think we're all on the same team and we're all shooting for the same goal, but i don't see a reason for us not to be in that same grouping as the first responders in the hospital right now."

Billings says with such a small fire department...getting sick with covid would drastically alter services...and put the community at risk.

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