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On Monday, Maj. Shara Fisher, the clinic commander at the U.S. Army Health Clinic Kaiserslautern, became the first to receive the Moderna vaccine at the facility, which is based in Germany.
By STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 30, 2020
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The U.S. military stepped up its campaign to vaccinate personnel in Europe against the coronavirus this week as health care workers on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 were inoculated at bases in Germany and the United Kingdom. Airmen at bases in England and soldiers in Germany were given the Moderna vaccine starting Monday, U.S. European Command said in a statement.
4 The U.S. Army Health Clinic Kaiserslautern conducted its first inoculations of healthcare workers with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 30. Clinic Commander Maj. Shara Fisher, a family nurse practitioner, was first the receive the vaccine.
“I chose to get the vaccine today in an effort to demonstrate my confidence in its safety and encourage all others to get the vaccine when it’s time,” Fisher said. “I am excited that we were able to vaccinate our clinic personnel today as they have worked hard over the course of this pandemic to keep our community safe.”
The arrival of the vaccine paves the way for a phased vaccine distribution plan to protect our military communities overseas against COVID-19.