Miami Beach Firefighters, Faith Leaders Team Up To Vaccinate Vulnerable

Miami FL

09 March, 2021

4:13 PM

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CBS Miami March 9, 2021 Miami Beach faith leaders and the city's fire department have joined forces to expedite getting shots in the arms of older adults, starting with the homebound and those in low-income housing, winning plaudits from both the newly vaccinated and their relieved relatives. Through late February the initiative was responsible for delivering 5,466 shots in the city, where a relatively high 17% of its 92,000 residents are 65 and over, including hundreds of Holocaust survivors. That's on top of other vaccinations being arranged by hospitals and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, in the area. "We're not responding with lights and sirens, but we are responding to a need in the community," Fire Chief Virgil Fernandez said. "For many of the vulnerable, we're the first line of defense." Read more at CBS Miami