DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – First responders in Dallas continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to Dallas-Fire-Rescue, more than 500 first responders have been vaccinated. The operation is expected to continue for up to two weeks.
“That’s the plan,” said DFR’S Jason Evans. “It really just depends on how many first responders want to get the shots. We’re operating on strictly a volunteer basis.”
First responders from DFR, DPD and the Dallas City Marshals are eligible for the vaccinations. According to Evans, only a handful of individuals experienced mild side-effects, but nothing that has impacted the flow of the operation as a whole.
The vaccinations were made possible due in part to a State allocation of 2,000 Moderna vaccines received on Monday, December 28.
In the weeks leading up to the effort, DFR, DPD and the Office of Emergency Management put together a plan, deemed Operation Medicine Wheel, for a drive-thru style inoculation process using a parking garage at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The process consists of a check-in, vaccination stations made up of strike teams specially trained to administer the vaccine, and an evaluation area where members can be monitored for potential side-effects before leaving.
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