ECMC Provides COVID-19 Vaccine To First Responders

BUFFALO, N.Y – Erie County Medical Center Corporation today began providing COVID-19 vaccinations to emergency medical services providers as part of the NYS DOH Phase 1A vaccination program. AMR paramedic Tony Costello was the first EMS provider vaccinated at ECMC. EMS Medical Director Dr. Brian Clemency said, “EMS has been on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic since the very start. The unique nature of EMS puts these providers at increased risk, and makes vaccinating EMS providers against COVID-19 critically important.” Dr. Clemency is also an attending physician in ECMC’s Emergency Department.

EMS Medical Director Dr. Brian Clemency administers COVID-19 vaccination to Tony Costello, the first EMS provider vaccinated at ECMC. (Photo Credit: ECMC)