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• Can public safety employers require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

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  Understanding the legal exemptions to vaccine mandates, and 4 next steps for public safety organizations

• Get vaccinated, win the ultimate prizes of good health and service to others

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  Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and effective way to protect yourself, serve others and give back to your community

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  Lifesaving innovation in disaster response – because seconds count

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  How Team Rubicon and AWS Competency Partner Maxar Technologies teamed up to provide life-saving communications

• LAFD offers prizes to encourage members to get COVID-19 vaccine

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  Los Angeles Fire Department personnel who receive the vaccine will be entered into a raffle to win items such as gift cards, electronics and bicycles

• Pa. ambulance service employees receive $35K in back pay due to insufficient sleep

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  The U.S. Department of Labor determined the private ambulance service violated federal labor laws by not providing the 12 employees with a reasonable sleep period

• How to lessen a fearful patient’s discomfort

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  While starting an IV or giving someone an IM injection doesn’t hurt you – the provider – a bit, that doesn’t mean it’s the most pleasant experience for the recipient

• Mass. firefighters union slams state's coronavirus vaccine plans

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  "Massachusetts still has not provided any dates, times, or vaccination locations," the union tweeted Tuesday

• APA to governors: Give EMS providers same vaccine priority as other healthcare workers

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  In a letter to the National Governors Association, the American Paramedic Association presents data about EMS providers' exposure to the virus and asked for equal priority in Phase 1

• Video: Honoring the commitment of those protecting their communities from the front lines

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  Sharing our gratitude and respect for the EMS providers who have sacrificed so much in the fight against COVID-19

• Paramedic becomes 1st Seattle FD member to receive COVID-19 vaccine

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  Seattle Paramedic Alan Goto, a 22-year department veteran, received the vaccine alongside other healthcare workers at UW Medical Center on Tuesday

• In COVID-19 hot zones, firefighters now ‘pump more oxygen than water’

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  Despite the fire service's key role in responding to medical emergencies, fire departments have received limited support and protection during the pandemic, according to fire officials

• IAFC compiles chart listing vaccine priorities for fire, EMS in every state

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  The IAFC noted that states' priority levels are still subject to change and urged fire and EMS leaders to contact their governors to ensure priority access for their members

• EMS Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet outlines vaccine facts for first responders

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  Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue Battalion Chief of EMS Tom Bouthillet broke down what first responders should know before making their own decision on vaccination

• Sparks to ignite your life and leadership

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  Join Jay Fitch, PhD; and Anthony Minge, EdD, for an encore of John O’Leary’s powerful Pinnacle Keynote

• 5 DC Fire and EMS members to be among 1st to receive COVID-19 vaccine

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  D.C. Mayor Murial Bowser announced that vaccinations are expected to begin in the capital on Wednesday

• Healthcare workers across US start getting COVID-19 vaccine

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  Deliveries of the Pfizer vaccine are scheduled throughout Monday and Tuesday to healthcare facilities and nursing homes across the country

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