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AdvertisementMassachusetts-based ambulance company recruiting to help administer COVID-19 vaccineHide TranscriptShow Transcript&gt;&gt; THAT IS RIGHT NEARLY 500 QUALIFIED WORKERS STEPPING UP TO HELP ADMINISTER THE VACCINE TO EVERYONE IN THE STATE WHO WANTS IT. &gt;&gt; WE ARE STARTING TO GET INTO VACCINATIONS AND REALLY PUSH BACK AND GET AWAY FROM THESE MASKS. &gt;&gt; PUSH FORWARD AND PASS THIS PANDEMIC, THE GOAL OF EVERYONE IN THE COMMONWEALTH ESPECIALLY THOSE DEALING FIRSTHAND WITH COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS. WE JUST WANT SOME NORMALCY JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. &gt;&gt; DAM IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE FIRST TASKED WITH TESTING RESIDENTS ACROSS THE STATE AND NOW, THE JOB IS MOVING TOWARDS INOCULATED THOSE WHO LIVE HERE. THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING THE SHOTS AT ONE OF THE FIVE MASS VACCINATION SITES IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEY ARE HIRING ON EXTRA HELP AND RECEIVED 450 APPLICATIONS FROM DOCTORS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, PARAMEDICS, AND EMTS IN JUST FOUR DAYS. &gt;&gt; WE ARE PAYING PEOPLE TO DO VACCINATIONS, SOMETHING TELLS ME THEY WOULD HAVE DONE IT FOR FREE. &gt;&gt; HE TELLS ME THEY WILL FIRST VACCINATE EACH OTHER AND THEN FIRST RESPONDERS THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WHEN MORE PEOPLE BECOME ELIGIBLE, THEY WILL BE READY. &gt;&gt; IT WAS A SURPRISE TO US, OUR MESSAGE WAS LET’S STICK IT TO COVID, THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO FIGHT BACK. WE HAVE BEEN MISSING OUT ON LIFE SO MUCH FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS, PEOPLE ARE READY TO FIGHT BACK. &gt;&gt; THERE WAS A SPECIAL WAIVER GIVEN TO EMTS TO ADMINISTER THESE VACCINES, THEY ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE HIRED HERE TO ADMINISTER IT WILL GO THROUGH ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND BE READY TO GO WHEN THE TIME COMESAdvertisementMassachusetts-based ambulance company recruiting to help administer COVID-19 vaccineA Massachusetts-based ambulance company is hiring medical professionals to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine at sites across the state.Cataldo Ambulance Service, located in Malden, received 450 applications in a four-day period from nurses, doctors, pharmacists, paramedics and emergency medical technicians who want to help put an end to the coronavirus pandemic."It was a surprise to us when we put out the call to come help vaccinate," said Dan Hoffenberg, Cataldo's vice president. "Our message was: 'Let's stick it to COVID!' Basically, this is our chance to fight back. We've been missing out on life so much; people are just ready to fight back."Hoffenberg says Cataldo and other ambulance services were a natural fit for administering vaccines because they have been helping with the COVID-19 testing process.First responders, including Cataldo employees, will begin receiving their vaccines on Monday.Hoffenberg says the company plans to start up its vaccination efforts over the next two weeks by vaccinating themselves and other first responders.A Massachusetts-based ambulance company is hiring medical professionals to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine at sites across the state.Cataldo Ambulance Service, located in Malden, received 450 applications in a four-day period from nurses, doctors, pharmacists, paramedics and emergency medical technicians who want to help put an end to the coronavirus pandemic.Advertisement"It was a surprise to us when we put out the call to come help vaccinate," said Dan Hoffenberg, Cataldo's vice president. "Our message was: 'Let's stick it to COVID!' Basically, this is our chance to fight back. We've been missing out on life so much; people are just ready to fight back."Hoffenberg says Cataldo and other ambulance services were a natural fit for administering vaccines because they have been helping with the COVID-19 testing process.First responders, including Cataldo employees, will begin receiving their vaccines on Monday.Hoffenberg says the company plans to start up its vaccination efforts over the next two weeks by vaccinating themselves and other first responders.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementMassachusetts-based ambulance company recruiting to help administer COVID-19 vaccineHide TranscriptShow Transcript&gt;&gt; THAT IS RIGHT NEARLY 500 QUALIFIED WORKERS STEPPING UP TO HELP ADMINISTER THE VACCINE TO EVERYONE IN THE STATE WHO WANTS IT. &gt;&gt; WE ARE STARTING TO GET INTO VACCINATIONS AND REALLY PUSH BACK AND GET AWAY FROM THESE MASKS. &gt;&gt; PUSH FORWARD AND PASS THIS PANDEMIC, THE GOAL OF EVERYONE IN THE COMMONWEALTH ESPECIALLY THOSE DEALING FIRSTHAND WITH COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS. WE JUST WANT SOME NORMALCY JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. &gt;&gt; DAM IS THE VICE...

Mass.-based ambulance company recruiting to help administer COVID-19 vaccine

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