Posted : 2021-01-17 14:44
Updated : 2021-01-17 18:47
The commander of the U.S. Forces Korea Gen. Robert Abrams receives a COVID-19 vaccine jab at the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital at the U.S. Army Garrison in Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Dec. 29, 2020. Courtesy of the U.S. Forces Korea
United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Sunday issued a shelter in place directive, ordering part of its service members to remain at home after additional COVID-19 outbreaks were reported inside its barracks.
According to USFK s Twitter account, the directive dated Saturday requires service members based at Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul and Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, to stay at home except for necessary activities. It said the directive will expire Tuesday.
KATUSA troops to be first Koreans to get vaccinated
Posted : 2020-12-30 16:17
Updated : 2020-12-31 09:44
Officials of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) check COVID-19 vaccines of the U.S. biotech Moderna which they received at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. The Korean Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday that Korean troops and employees assigned to the USFK could voluntarily choose whether to get vaccinated for the COVID-19. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
Soldiers who are part of the Korea Augmentation to the U.S Army (KATUSA) stationed here will be among the first Koreans to receive vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted : 2020-12-29 15:19
Updated : 2020-12-29 17:15
In a handout photo taken and released on December 29, 2020 by US Forces Korea, Gen. Robert B. Abrams, Commanding General for United States Forces Korea, receives a vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital at US Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek. AFP-Yonhap
U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) began administering its initial doses of a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday to health care workers, first responders, and its command team, including Gen. Robert Abrams, officials said.
The first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in South Korea on Friday and had been in cold storage at Camp Carroll in the southeastern county of Chilgok before being distributed to USFK s three military treatment facilities Monday, according to the U.S. military.
USFK starts Covid-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, command team
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USFK starts COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, command team.(credit: twitter/USForcesKorea). Image Source: IANS News
Seoul, Dec 29 : The U. Forces Korea (USFK) announced on Tuesday that ithas started an initial Covid-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, first responders and its command team.
In a statement, the South Korea-based USFK said that it began inoculating military and civilian healthcare workers, first responders and the command team with the Moderna vaccine across three USFK medical treatment facilities, reports Xinhua news agency.
The three facilities are the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital at the US Army Garrison in Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, around 70 km south of Seoul; the 51st Medical Group at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek; and the 8th Medical Group at Kunsan Air Base in Kunsan city.
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