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The Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, which serves more than 86,000 veterans, is not among the 37 veterans sites nationwide that will be the first to distribute coronavirus vaccinations, the department announced Thursday.
In a news release, the department said the initial allotment of vaccines will go to front-line VA health care workers and veterans living in long-term care units. Those facilities are set to receive the vaccine as soon as next week, according to a San Diego VA spokeswoman.
The San Diego VA, which serves veterans in San Diego and Imperial counties, expects to get its first shipment the following week.
Naval Hospital Pensacola tapped to be 1 of 16 COVID vaccine sites in country Jim Thompson, Northwest Florida Daily News
PENSACOLA Even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it would grant emergency use authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, the Department of Defense (DoD) was announcing its plans for a pilot program to distribute the vaccine to military and other DoD personnel.
Under the plan, Naval Hospital Pensacola will be one of 16 distribution sites across the country. The hospital is standing by for additional guidance from the DoD, according to Marcus Henry, the hospital s public affairs officer.
2020/12/10 02:25 FILE - This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer s COVID-19 c. FILE - This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer s COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase of review by U.S. government regulators. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, Dec. 8 released a positive review of the vaccine. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)
Top commanders in the US military will be publicly getting their COVID-19 vaccinations to encourage other service members to do the same.Pentagon spokesman