First Responders

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports Wednesday from Norristown, Montgomery County, as first responders get their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine at Suburban Community Hospital. Doctors and those on the front lines spoke about the desire to be protected against the deadly virus.

Heroes who responded to the Sept. 11,2001 terror attacks in Lower Manhattan, are hoping to get near the front of the line for getting coronavirus vaccine doses. NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports on the mysterious diseases and cancers that have caused them to remain mostly indoors during the pandemic.

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.

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 special project at the Jersey Shore is paying tribute to healthcare workers, teachers and first responders right where they call home. NBC10’s Ted Greenberg explains.

The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before

U.S. nurses are facing a fundamental question that pits their professional principles against their personal welfare: Did they sign up to become heroes

Costco has announced it will be giving health care workers and first responders priority access to enter its stores amid the ongoing coronavirus health crisis. Those who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are now able to skip to the front of the store’s lines, which have become increasingly longer, so they can get in and out faster....

Several first responders were coached by Eagles players as they played flag football for a good cause at Lincoln Financial Field. NBC10’s Denise Nakano has the story.