COVID-19 Community Updates

April 14, 2021

Here are some of the coronavirus updates ADC is following:

The Army says it is on track to have 80% of active duty service members vaccinated by July 4, Military.com reported….

About 40% of Marines have chosen not to get vaccinated, according to figures provided to CNN last week….

The federal pause on administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine continues. A panel of outside experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided at a Wednesday meeting that they need more evidence on the six incidents of people experiencing blood clots after receiving the one-dose vaccine….

Families will once again be able to attend graduation ceremonies at the Marine Corps Recruitment Depot in San Diego starting next week, the Orange County Register reported.

Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Greenwood

April 14, 2021

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