Air Force investigating whether COVID killed Aviano airman January 15 Tech. Sgt. Michael Morris, of the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, died Jan. 12. Morris had tested positive for COVID-19, and the Air Force is investigating whether the disease killed him. (Courtesy of Morris family) The Air Force said Friday that the recent death of an airman at Aviano Air Base in Italy may have been caused by COVID-19. Tech. Sgt. Michael Morris, of the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, died Tuesday, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa said in a release Thursday. The release did not announce the cause of his death, and said it was under investigation. In response to an Air Force Times inquiry, USAFE confirmed Friday that Morris had COVID-19 at the time of his death.
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December 11, 2020 The USFK statement says more vaccines from Moderna, and potentially others with FDA approval, will be sent to the USFK. The U.S. troops’ deployment is meant to deter potential aggression from North Korea. Abrams says the COVID-19 vaccine “is another tool that will help USFK maintain a robust combined defensive posture.” South Korean government has faced domestic criticism that it has been too slow in working out vaccine procurement plans. The government said Tuesday it will have vaccines for 56 million people, an amount seemingly enough for the country’s 51 million people. Officials say they plan to begin inoculating the South Korean public in February.