JBLM Among Select Installations to Receive First Batch of Coronavirus Vaccine

December 10, 2020

The DOD plans to soon administer 43,875 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to CONUS and OCONUS populations of DoD uniformed service members, according to a Pentagon press release.

“The Department prioritizes DOD personnel to receive the vaccine based on CDC guidance, which is informed by data gathered during vaccine trials about the effectiveness of a vaccine among demographic groups and the CDC assessment of the risks COVID-19 poses to certain demographic groups,” according to the DOD document.

The full list of vaccination sites within the contiguous United States includes:

  • Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX
  • Willford Hall, Joint Base San Antonio, TX
  • Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA
  • Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC
  • Navy Branch Health Clinic, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL
  • Base Alameda Health Services (clinic), U.S. Coast Guard Base, Alameda, CA
  • Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
    • Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA (distribution from San Diego)
  • Naval Hospital Pensacola, Pensacola, FL
    • Armed Forces Retirement Home, Gulfport MS (Keesler AFB will administer) (distribution from Pensacola)
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
    • Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, DC (distribution from Walter Reed)
  • Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
    • U.S. Coast Guard Base Clinic, Portsmouth, VA (distribution from Portsmouth Naval Medical Center)
  • Indiana National Guard, Franklin, IN
  • New York National Guard Medical Command, Watervliet, NY

Photo by Cpl. Karina Lopezmata

December 10, 2020

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