The Portland Trail Blazers announced that 12 players on their roster have received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. A statement from the team outlined that 12 players got their first shot on Monday.
Today, 12 Trail Blazers players received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Access to this excess supply of vaccines was through the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde who began offering the vaccine to the general public in February as a way to help Oregon, and the Nation, move past the pandemic. The Trail Blazers organization and players are grateful to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde for making these vaccines available to the general public.