Troops at 14 bases to begin testing new approach to military moves yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Service members and their families at 14 military installations can now move to their next duty stations using a new streamlined system for shipping their belongings designed to overcome longstanding problems with military moves.
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.
COVID vaccine update: First ‘shots in arms’ could be next week; Pentagon names bases with vaccine
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign to inoculate people with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Some people in the vaccine trials run by Pfizer and other drug companies reported feeling mild side effects.AP
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Health officials said Alabama is ready to move once the first coronavirus vaccine receives official approval.
“Once those recommendations come, we will be ready to get shots in the arms that day or the next day,” State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said.