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First responders show love to Santa Clara Valley Medical staff

SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: First responders show gratitude to members of the medical staff as they walk into work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: First responders line the street and show gratitude to members of the medical staff as they walk into work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: First responders line the street and show gratitude to members of the medical staff as they walk into work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: A sign that reads "We Got Your Six" is placed on the windshield of a car as first responders show gratitude to members of the medical staff as they walk into work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: A police officer holds a sign that reads "Some Heroes Wear Scrubs" as first responders show gratitude to members of the medical staff as they walk into work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: A member of the medical staff records as they walk into work as first responders show gratitude to members of the staff at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: People use hand sanitizer outside of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: A member of the medical staff claps as they walk down a street lined with first responders outside of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: A member of medical staff walks into work carrying a big box as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: People record as medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: Medical staff walk into work as first responders show gratitude by clapping and cheering them on at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE - APRIL 15: First responder vehicles light up the street as they show gratitude to members of the medical staff as they walk into work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

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By Randy Vazquez | Bay Area News Group

April 15, 2020 at 10:03 a.m.

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With the lights of a few dozen first responder vehicles lighting the way to work Wednesday, medical staff members at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose were greeted with applause, cheers and signs of support from first responders.

Agencies including the San Jose Police Department, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, Campbell Police Department, San Jose Fire Department and Santa Clara County Fire Department lined up on both sides of Turner Drive about 6:30 a.m. to greet some of those battling on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.