Whitfield Co. Firefighters Get COVID Vaccines

Around 30 Whitfield County firefighters elected to get the vaccine during this first wave.

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Front line workers and emergency responders continue to get the first dose of the vaccine as phase one of the covid-19 vaccinations continues.

Whitfield county fire chief edward o'brien just received his vaccination this morning.

He says he and around 30 other whitfield county firefighters have elected to get the vaccine during this first wave.

Chief o'brien says getting the vaccine is important because it helps protect them when they are protecting others.

It is our first step to truly taken care of this beyond the personal protective equipment which is the mass gloves and gowns we were.

The thing that hass to be done we've got to take the next step as communities to look further beyond the items we wear our washer clean, we got to get to this vaccination step to really make a difference in this.

He says he is feeling fine and has no pain from the shot.

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