{"id":1808111,"date":"2020-12-31T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=1808111"},"modified":"2021-01-01T05:12:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T03:12:29","slug":"us-begins-vaccinating-workers-for-covid-19-at-military-hospital-in-germany-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/ru\/2020\/12\/us-begins-vaccinating-workers-for-covid-19-at-military-hospital-in-germany-pentagon\/","title":{"rendered":"US Begins Vaccinating Workers for COVID-19 at Military Hospital in Germany \u2013 Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) \u2013 The US Army health clinic in Hohenfels, Germany has started its COVID-19 vaccinations of healthcare workers and first responders, the Defense…<\/b>
\n\u201cThe arrival of the Moderna vaccine paves the way for a phased vaccine distribution plan to protect our military communities overseas against COVID-19,\u201d the release said. \u201cInitial vaccinations will be limited to healthcare workers and first responders to assess the process and will be used to plan expanded distribution, where each service will request and administer the vaccine through a Defense Department-wide phased vaccination approach.\u201d All US military personnel will continue to practice existing COVID-19 mitigation measures such as mask wearing, physical distancing and handwashing because a large but unknown portion of the population will need to be vaccinated before risk from the disease diminishes, the release added.<\/p>\n