Military clinics in Europe gear up to give Pfizer vaccine to kids as young as 12
Sgt. Gilberto Armento, with the Arizona Army National Guard, assists with immunizations at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Mesa, Ariz., May 13, 2021. The unit began vaccinating children between the ages of 12 and 17 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the green light to use the Pfizer vaccine for that age group. Several U.S. bases in Europe are planning to offer the vaccine to kids in that age group starting next week.
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By JENNIFER H. SVAN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 14, 2021
17 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (May 12, 2021) Brooke Army Medical Center held a Lifetime of Service award ceremony May 11 to honor the legacy of employees who have served 45 or more years in civil service.
The new award was presented to a group of 18 individuals from across the organization whose years of service ranged from 45 to 66 years, for a combined total of 876 years of federal service.
“That’s an incredible milestone, representing over four decades, in some cases more, of dedicated service,” said Army Col. Michael Wirt, BAMC commander. “Their dedication to our nation and to our mission here at BAMC is astounding and certainly worthy of being recognized.”
. KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany The military’s already slow rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in Europe looked likely to stall Wednesday after the Pentagon suspended use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid reports that it may cause rare blood clots. Army health clinics in Europe were expecting 30,000 doses to arrive over the next three weeks, half of them the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, said Gino Mattorano, a spokesman for Regional Health Command Europe. “We won’t be administering any more Janssen vaccine until we receive more guidance on how to proceed,” Mattorano said Tuesday, using the name of J&J’s pharmaceutical companies, which developed the vaccine. He said it’s too early to say how the vaccine shipments will be affected.
. KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany Health officials expect more coronavirus vaccines to be available to service members and families in Europe, where vaccination rates have lagged behind military communities in the U.S. and many overseas installations. Many personnel and family members in Europe with high-risk medical conditions are still waiting to get their first shots. The timeline for offering vaccinations to all who want them is uncertain, even after President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he wants every adult in the U.S. to be able to receive vaccination appointments by April 19. “While we have been hesitant to make predictions on future vaccine deliveries, we are confident that vaccine allocations to Europe will increase throughout April,” said Gino Mattorano, a spokesman for Regional Health Command Europe.
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