COVID-19 is now the leading cause of law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the Associated Press reported.
Though no national statistics show vaccination rates for America's entire population of first responders, individual police and fire departments across the country have reported vaccination rates far below the national rate of 74 percent of adults with at least one dose.COVID-19 is now the leading cause of deaths for law enforcement members across the U.S.
"I don't want to have to be there to support your family for this," she said."Nobody deserves this, especially when it can be prevented." Nearly 3,000 miles away, San Francisco firefighter Christopher Salas offers his condolences to Tokley's family."I feel for her, I feel for her husband," he said.