I saw a report today, very sad and sobering. May they rest in peace. Fallen Officers From the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Very Sad LEO Statistics-Please be Careful Out There
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Well thanks for bringing it to our attention...
It's very sad. They are 'out there', exposed. I hope there is a mass effort to inoculate LEOs, health care and other first responders right away.
It's very sad. They are 'out there', exposed. I hope there is a mass effort to inoculate LEOs, health care and other first responders right away.
May all our first responders be safe, as they protect us.
Understood, me either.
Another tragedy is that at approx. 228 officers died as a result of suicide in 2019. Wish we could somehow train them to reach out to others when they are in distress. Very sad statistic.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
I've been at Greenville's Bon Secours St Francis Emergency Department for a couple of hours. I'm OK, but the ambulances are stacked at the door with what look like respiratory patients. Bad scene.
I just read that 41 year old Louisiana Congressman-elect Letlow just passed from the virus.
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I just read that 41 year old Louisiana Congressman-elect Letlow just passed from the virus.
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Read in the WaPo today that Texas, Florida and Ohio have decided to prioritize the elderly over first responders and frontline workers in the immunization queue.
I disagree with that.
Edited to add: I think CQB27 makes a valid point below. Still, speaking as a 68 YO with a compromised immune system, I'm retired and can control my movements and make my choices as to how much risk to take or avoid. First responders, cops and health workers, and those who work in grocery stores cannot. We need them to function as a society. Plus, those workers come in contact with the public throughout the workday so, if infected, stand to infect many others. I think they should be vaccinated first.
Hmm. A distinction should be made, however, between the elderly capable of independent living and those who are institutionalized, with the latter receiving priority.
I disagree with that.
Edited to add: I think CQB27 makes a valid point below. Still, speaking as a 68 YO with a compromised immune system, I'm retired and can control my movements and make my choices as to how much risk to take or avoid. First responders, cops and health workers, and those who work in grocery stores cannot. We need them to function as a society. Plus, those workers come in contact with the public throughout the workday so, if infected, stand to infect many others. I think they should be vaccinated first.
Hmm. A distinction should be made, however, between the elderly capable of independent living and those who are institutionalized, with the latter receiving priority.
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CQB27
US Veteran
I had COVID in August....and gave it to my wife and two kids. Everyday before and since, except when I was quaratined for two weeks, I have been exposed to the public and other departmental members. There is just no way around it. At this point about 35% of the department has been infected. We had one senior staff member hospitalized and a retired officer that still served in the reserves die, both elderly, 65 & 72 yrs old.
COVID is just another hazard of the job, for the time being anyway. I have mixed feelings about essential workers being prioritized over the elderly when the majority of those dying are elderly or have some comorbidity going on. The list of essential workers is long and at an estimated 87 million make up 1/4 of the population of the country. I just don't think a 25 - 55 year old Cop/Firefighter/EMT/GA Power Lineman/CNN Reporter/Edward Jones Finanical Advisor/Lawyer/Construction Worker/Politician......and all the rest of the government deemed "Essential" workers should be getting the vaccine while the elderly are suffering the most in this pandemic.
We were notified this morning that we could get the vaccine next week and the bean counters need a head count asap. I declined. I want to the get the vaccine and want my family vaccinated, but we won't being doing that until my 75 year mother and 82 year old step-father and the rest of the most at risk folks have had it.
COVID is just another hazard of the job, for the time being anyway. I have mixed feelings about essential workers being prioritized over the elderly when the majority of those dying are elderly or have some comorbidity going on. The list of essential workers is long and at an estimated 87 million make up 1/4 of the population of the country. I just don't think a 25 - 55 year old Cop/Firefighter/EMT/GA Power Lineman/CNN Reporter/Edward Jones Finanical Advisor/Lawyer/Construction Worker/Politician......and all the rest of the government deemed "Essential" workers should be getting the vaccine while the elderly are suffering the most in this pandemic.
We were notified this morning that we could get the vaccine next week and the bean counters need a head count asap. I declined. I want to the get the vaccine and want my family vaccinated, but we won't being doing that until my 75 year mother and 82 year old step-father and the rest of the most at risk folks have had it.
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I agree with your sentiments. However, your refusing the vaccine won't change anything. Go ahead and get vaccinated to help protect the rest of your family and the elderly you might come in contact with. Unless of course you already have immunity from your previous illness.
I got the vaccine last week. I had about an hours notice. Some DOD civilian employees are deemed " mission essential ".
I thought I would have two or three months to decide whether or not I needed the vaccine. I thought about it for about an hour and wished for my wife who has an autoimmune disease and my elderly father to get it first. But since I have no control over it, I got the vaccine. I would encourage all to get it as soon as it's available. And since the federal government is in control, we have no say so anyway. The vaccine you decline would probably be given to someone who should wait.
Several coworkers declined because they were unsure of the side effects. I had no side effects other than a sore arm for a day. No different than when I was in the military.
IMO only first responders should get the vaccine. All else can wait.
I thought I would have two or three months to decide whether or not I needed the vaccine. I thought about it for about an hour and wished for my wife who has an autoimmune disease and my elderly father to get it first. But since I have no control over it, I got the vaccine. I would encourage all to get it as soon as it's available. And since the federal government is in control, we have no say so anyway. The vaccine you decline would probably be given to someone who should wait.
Several coworkers declined because they were unsure of the side effects. I had no side effects other than a sore arm for a day. No different than when I was in the military.
IMO only first responders should get the vaccine. All else can wait.
usmc2427765
US Veteran
I have been retired for some time and when I talk with active officers, they tell me its like open season on them with no bag limit. Now they are dealing with Covid and we have lost some to that horrible disease. I pray for them every day.
CQB27
US Veteran
My mother and step father were vaccinated last week. I got mine yesterday, and boy was s my arm sore!
mckenney99
Member
Just this past Wednesday, I lost a close friend, an Army veteran and a 23 year veteran Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper to COVID-19. The virus progressed very quickly and with tragic complications. Trooper Bradley K. Huffman was in his mid fifties, healthy, strong as an ox, Father, Grandfather and he had a strong faith in God. As he was at max age when he went through the Academy, he was more mature than most new graduates but he also retained a bit of naivete. He had a great sense of humor with an infectious grin. I had the great honor to be his Field Training Officer (Coach) when he first graduated from the Academy and we seemed to click right away as we were not that far apart in age. He is greatly missed and my heart is broken. Please include his family in your prayers for their healing.
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So sorry for your loss.
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