Virginia Beach (VA) EMS Helps to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines

Alissa Skelton The Virginian-Pilot (MCT) Masked drivers pulled into a Virginia Beach ambulance bay and rolled down their windows to receive the Moderna vaccine in their left arms on Tuesday. Hannah McConnell, 26, who works for Virginia Beach Neurology, was one of the health care workers given the opportunity to get the vaccine. Erol Aydar, a senior paramedic, prepped the vaccine at a table next to her car and approached her window to explain the procedure and administer the shot. “Finally,” McConnell said after Aydar put the vaccine in her arm. “It was easy. I don’t know why everybody is complaining about it.” A total of 1,000 medical workers and emergency responders will get vaccinated at an Virginia Beach EMS station by Thursday, and another 1,000 are expected to be vaccinated next week, said Bob Engle, emergency coordinator for the Virginia Health Department. The clinic administered 249 vaccines to Virginia Department of Health, EMS and fire department members when it opened last week, EMS Chief Ed Brazle told the City Council during a Tuesday meeting. The city has a goal to help the Virginia Department of Health vaccinate 175,000 people over the coming months, Brazle said. He estimates running clinics will cost $1.25 million to pay for overtime staffing costs, operations and resources, but the city expects to be reimbursed in federal CARES Act funds. “We want to assist ...
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