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Marble Falls Fire Rescue Chief Russell Sander, who is also the regional emergency coordinator, received a COVID-19 inoculation Dec. 29 at the fire hall. Contributed photos -
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Marble Falls Fire Marshal Tommy Crain and driver/engineer Kelly Oestrich were among first responders in Burnet County in line Dec. 29 for the Moderna vaccine.
Personnel from Marble Falls Fire Rescue received their coronavirus vaccinations Dec. 29 in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. As part of a tiered distribution process, the Moderna vaccine was shipped first to hospitals and clinics, free-standing emergency rooms, EMS providers, pharmacies and health departments.
Those front-line workers are considered most essential to receive the first rounds due to their work with vulnerable and at-risk individuals. In Burnet County, the Marble Falls hospital and Burnet’s Ascension Seton Highland Lakes are among the facilities. During week two of a tiered vaccine distribution in December, Texas is expected to receive 620, 400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine distributed to more than 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties. First facilities to receive the Pfizer vaccine were in metropolitan areas where healthcare workers in cities like Austin and San Antonio received doses the week of Dec. 14.