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The initial round of COVID-19 vaccinations are under way
for prioritized Department of Defense (DOD) personnel serving within the US European Command (USEUCOM) area of responsibility.

The DOD vaccination program began in Europe on 28 December when the Moderna
vaccine was administered to health-care workers serving at three US Army
medical treatment facilities located in Bavaria.

Three DOD medical facilities in the United Kingdom also began giving the
vaccine to patients this week. Additional DOD medical facilities in Germany
and the United Kingdom are scheduled to start inoculating personnel this
week. Next week, DOD clinics in Italy, Spain, Belgium and Portugal are
slated to receive their first shipment of the vaccine.

This initial phase of vaccine distribution within the USEUCOM region is an
important first step toward DOD's overall plan that encourages all personnel
to get vaccinated.

"Getting everybody immunized allows us to move back to, essentially, a sense
of normalcy in terms of how we interact with each other," said Brig. Gen.
Mark Thompson, Commanding General of Regional Health Command Europe.

Thompson said the initial phase will take about a month to complete because
of the 28-day time period between first dose and second dose of the Moderna
vaccine.

For more information, see USEUCOM's COVID-19 vaccine distribution webpage

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About USEUCOM

US European Command (USEUCOM) is responsible for US military operations
across Europe, portions of Asia and the Middle East, the Arctic and Atlantic
Ocean. USEUCOM is comprised of more than 64,000 military and civilian
personnel and works closely with NATO Allies and partners. The command is
one of two US forward-deployed geographic combatant commands headquartered
in Stuttgart, Germany. For more information about USEUCOM, click here.

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