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(Tribune News Service) — In an Facebook Live town hhall, the commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing, Col. Erin Staine-Pyne, said about 40% of the population of McChord Field has taken the COVID-19 vaccine.
Staine-Pyne said the 62nd Airlift Wing, the active-duty Air Force component at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has "seen a few recent outbreaks" but that they've been well-managed.
Active-duty service members, designated as "mission-essential personnel," became eligible to receive the vaccine at Madigan Army Medical Center in early February.
A spokesperson for I Corps said they could not release information about how many soldiers at JBLM have taken the vaccine due to instruction from the Department of Defense.