By DAVID BITTON | The Gazette | Published: April 6, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Tribune News Service) Military leaders across Colorado are still rushing to vaccinate troops, but it remains unclear how many are opting out of vaccines and how that could impact operations at home and overseas. For months, inoculations for troops, retirees, civilian workers and family members have been a top priority for bases from Aurora to Colorado Springs.
Senior Airman Christopher Spencer, 21st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron flight medic, prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Peterson Fitness Center, Jan. 6, 2021. The medical group is reaching out to base personnel using a phased approach to ensure first responders, our critical national capabilities, deploying members, and mission-essential personnel are the first to receive the vaccine. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Kaitlin Castillo)