Jan. 27, 2021 DOD vaccinating personnel worldwide against COVID-19 A little more than a month after the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Dec. 12 and Dec. 17, respectively, vaccines have been increasingly and successfully distributed and administered to Department of Defense
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
Jan. 7, 2021 Air Force C-17 aircraft delivers COVID-19 vaccinations to Hawaii National Guard neighbor island troops Hundreds of activated Hawaii National Guard personnel with the joint task force responding to COVID-19 are getting vaccinated, with some on neighbor islands receiving the Pfizer vaccine today from the back of a C-17 cargo aircraft making a brief stop.
Jan. 6, 2021 Air Force Surgeon General visits Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, receives COVID-19 vaccine U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelvin Thomas, 316th Medical Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of immunizations, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to U.S. Air Force Lt. General Dorothy A. Hogg, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Surgeon General, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling,
Jan. 5, 2021 Airmen receive initial COVID-19 vaccine First responders and select medical personnel received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 4 at Ramstein’s Southside Fitness Center Annex.
Dec. 16, 2020 San Antonio Military Health System receives first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipment Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family Emergency Clinic medical technician, administers the San Antonio Military Health System’s first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to Maj. Andrew Gausepohl, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,
Dec. 11, 2020 Pro rata vaccine distribution is fair, equitable While COVID-19 vaccines roll out in limited supply, distribution is determined in direct proportion to the nation's adult population 18 years and older.
Dec. 10, 2020 DOD announces COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan Today, the Department of Defense announced its deliberate and phased plan to distribute and administer initial and subsequent allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec. 4, 2020 Operation Warp Speed leaders say 20 million COVID-19 vaccines may be available this month Operation Warp Speed officials provided details on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process and encouraged Americans to educate themselves about the vaccines.
Dec. 1, 2020 COVID-19 Update: FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Second COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on Dec. 17 to discuss the request for emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc.
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 Military Health System participating in COVID-19 vaccine trial Five military medical treatment facilities in the National Capital Region, Texas, and California are participating in a phase 3 clinical trial testing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in development under Operation Warp Speed. The DoD sites are actively enrolling study participants, with a goal to
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. 16, 2020 This Week in Operation Warp Speed - Nov. 13, 2020 A compilation of initiatives, actions and accomplishments across Operation Warp Speed (OWS)’s primary efforts in the past week. To learn more about OWS, visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website and Department of Defense (DOD) website.
Nov. 9, 2020 This Week in Operation Warp Speed - Nov. 6, 2020 A compilation of initiatives, actions and accomplishments across Operation Warp Speed (OWS)’s primary efforts in the past week. To learn more about OWS, visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website and Department of Defense (DOD) website.
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.
Nov. 2, 2020 This Week in Operation Warp Speed - Oct. 30, 2020 A compilation of initiatives, actions and accomplishments across Operation Warp Speed (OWS)’s primary efforts in the past week. To learn more about OWS, visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website and Department of Defense (DOD) website.
Oct. 28, 2020 I'm the FDA point person on COVID-19 vaccines. We'll make sure they're safe and effective. This Op-Ed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration was originally published in USA Today. Placement of this Op-Ed does not imply promotion, nor unofficial or official endorsement, by the United States Air Force Office of the Air Force Surgeon General.