Col. Martin Doperak, hosted a ceremony at Tripler Army Medical Center last week to formally announce the move towards a more robust health care system for service members and their families.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the new Hawaii market director, Army Col. Martin Doperak, hosted a ceremony at Tripler Army Medical Center on October 20, 2021, ushering in the new Military Health System market.
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The state Department of Health reported 130 new cases and one fatality Friday.
According to the state s numbers, Oʻahu had 104 new cases, Maui 11, Hawaiʻi County 7, Kauaʻi 1, Lanai and Molokaʻi had none.
The latest state counts bring the Oʻahu total to 16,760, Hawaiʻi County 1,770, Maui 746, Kauaʻi 136, Lanai 106 and Molokaʻi 22. The number of out-of-state cases total 320.
Since the pandemic began, the state has tallied 19,859 cases. The death toll stands at 281.
Tripler distributes COVID vaccine
Hawaiʻi s Tripler Army Medical Center is part of a Defense Department test project to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The Oʻahu military hospital is one of 16 locations worldwide selected by the Pentagon to assess its ability to ship vaccine doses to military personnel, their families, and the department s civilian work force.
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Military To Expand COVID-19 Vaccinations After Early Success In Hawaii
A small shipment to Tripler earlier this week was meant to test supply chains as the Pentagon gets set for more widespread vaccinations. Reading time: 5 minutes.
The military has begun vaccinating personnel in Hawaii at Tripler Army Medical Center after the hospital received its first vaccines on Tuesday. The military hospital is one of the Department of Defense’s 16 initial vaccination sites to distribute 43,875 initial vaccines.
The Pfizer vaccine must be transported and stored at subzero temperatures. The military initially chose to send the vaccines out in relatively small shipments, fearing that one small mistake could compromise them.