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Firefighters and EMTs from across Santa Clara County rolled up their sleeves to receive their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Thursday at the county fairgrounds in San Jose. Kris Sanchez reports.

Marin County isn’t just vaccinating its healthcare workers, it has also begun inoculating hundreds of first responders, including police and firefighters.

Marin County isn’t just vaccinating healthcare workers, they’ve now begun inoculating hundreds of first responders, including firefighters and law enforcement officers. Jodi Hernandez reports.

East Bay paramedics and firefighters got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Saint Rose Hospital in Hayward Friday.

Paramedics and firefighters got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the East Bay. Melissa Colorado reports.

Starbucks is giving thanks to first responders and health care workers on the front lines of the fight against the spread of COVID-19 with a free cup of coffee.

And as New York and the nation Friday marked the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks while in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the ranks of the nearly 200,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19 have been filled by dozens of heroes like these who risked their lives to save others when the twin towers fell.

Nurses on the front lines of New York’s COVID-19 pandemic are calling for the state to enact minimum staffing standards ahead of another wave of infections

As the first wave of coronavirus cases peaked in the Northeast U.S. this spring, eight healthcare workers from New York City and across the country shared their intimate experiences fighting the virus — through exhaustion, grief and fear.

Estuary and its sister bakery, Ebb & Flow, have funded the meals, in part, through a GoFundMe campaign.

Amber Pfister talks to the co-founder of Byte, an invisible braces company that started making face guards for first responders in the Covid-19 crisis.

Some hospitals are opening food pantries or makeshift grocery stores inside their facilities to help staff who don’t have time, don’t want to or can’t afford to go to a grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic.

A small South Bay community delivered a big thank you to first responders by holding a parade Sunday night.

A small South Bay community delivered a big thank you to first responders by holding a parade Sunday night. Marianne Favro reports.

First responders on Friday morning continued honoring health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at multiple South Bay hospitals.

First responders on Friday morning continued honoring health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at multiple South Bay hospitals. Kris Sanchez reports.

First responders on Friday morning continued honoring health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at multiple South Bay hospitals. Kris Sanchez reports.

First responders on Wednesday morning were set to honor health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic by lighting up the street leading to a South Bay hospital. Kris Sanchez reports.

First responders on Wednesday morning were set to honor health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic by lighting up the street leading to a South Bay hospital. Kris Sanchez reports.