Western New York EMS Personnel Start Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
By Brandon Lewis on January 4, 2021
There’s more than 2 million healthcare personnel in the state. Since they’ve been at the forefront of the pandemic for the past year, they’ve been prioritized to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
“We are ready to vaccinate and we are vaccinating,” said Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein.
Those on the frontlines of the pandemic are among the first in line.
“I would say it was a very busy time. Iit was also a very trying year for our providers, of the men and women in the streets,” said Scott Karaszweski, the chief EMS officer for AMR Western New York.
AMR Western New York employs hundreds of paramedics, EMTs, and other support staff to provide medical transportation and patient care. Since emergency medical services personnel are part of Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination program, AMR workers in the region started getting vaccinated late last month.
“It’s already underway. New York state has championed the process and then the providers actually self-schedule themselves in the system and then go for their appointments for their vaccination,” Karaszweski said.
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