NAS Jacksonville well-prepared to vaccinate active members under US plan

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NAS Jacksonville well-prepared to vaccinate progressive members nether US plan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 volition soon nary longer beryllium an enactment for progressive members of the U.S. military.

Under a program laid retired by the Pentagon connected Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden, members of the subject volition beryllium required to get a vaccine starting adjacent month. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the mid-September deadline could beryllium accelerated if the vaccine receives last FDA support oregon corruption rates proceed to rise.

Capt. Teresa Allen is the commandant of Naval Hospital Jacksonville. She’s besides a doc who says NAS Jacksonville has agelong been prepared for Monday’s announcement.

“We’re acceptable to supply vaccination to the unit present astatine NAS JAX arsenic good arsenic Mayport and Kings Bay,” Allen said.

Allen said galore radical stationed astatine Naval Air Station Jacksonville person already been vaccinated.

“With the summation of illness successful the Duval County area, we person seen an accrued petition for the COVID-19 vaccine successful the past respective weeks and successful bid to conscionable that demand, we reopened our wide vaccination site, and I’m excited that radical are wanting this vaccine,” Allen said.

Allen said doctors astatine Naval Hospital Jacksonville person precocious seen an influx of cases.

“We person seen an summation successful the fig of cases precise akin to what Duval County is seeing,” Allen said.

The COVID-19 vaccination request is lone for progressive members of the military. It’s inactive optional for members of their household and civilian contractors who enactment connected base.

Should immoderate household member, civilian contractor oregon visitant to the basal privation to get the COVID vaccine, Allen says the basal is capable to accommodate that request.