Jan. 13, 2021 178th Wing administers COVID-19 vaccine The 178th Medical Group began administering the COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 9, to base personnel.The vaccine will be administered in a two-dose series, separated by a mandatory wait time of 21 days, said Lt. Col. Brad A. Kennedy, 178th Medical Group deputy commander. The vaccinations are being
Nov. 25, 2020 COVID-19 vaccine delivery dry runs taking place across U.S., General says The chief operations officer for Operation Warp Speed discussed how the COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered and administered during a press briefing in Washington, D.C.
Nov. 19, 2020 Officials optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines in near future Optimism exists for two safe and highly effective vaccines that could soon be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna, Operation Warp Speed officials said in a press conference.
Nov. 19, 2020 Road to COVID-19 vaccine is fast, safe Going fast doesn’t mean going dangerous.With recent reports that show Pfizer and Moderna vaccine candidates are more than 90% effective, Operation Warp Speed’s Chief Science Advisor Dr. Moncef Slaoui compared the rapid search for a vaccine to driving a racecar.
Nov. 19, 2020 SAMHS accepting volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial A kick-off event to commemorate the San Antonio Military Health System beginning Phase 3 of the AstraZeneca vaccine trial as part of Operation Warp Speed was held Nov. 18, 2020, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Nov. 17, 2020 An AFMS look at Operation Warp Speed Take a peak inside Operation Warp Speed headquarters in Washington D.C. Operation Warp Speed is an effort by several U.S. government components and public partnerships to facilitate the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
Nov. 2, 2020 Operation Warp Speed technology, expertise help determine vaccine distribution Ten military officers assigned to Operation Warp Speed are embedded at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assist the allocation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine.
Oct. 15, 2020 Operation Warp Speed makes swift progress Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed - the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said Oct. 9.