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Spec. Donovan Havard gets tested with an oral swab by medic Spec. James Reynolds at the Centralized Screening and Testing Center at Evans Army Community Hospital on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Other medics wait for their next soldier to test. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, Gazette) About 4000 soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, are being tested for COVID-19. The soldiers are being tested before they are deployed next month the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California.
JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Fort Carson to distribute the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday
FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) Starting Tuesday, Evans Army Community Hospital at Fort Carson will begin offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers.
A statement released Monday confirmed Evans Amy Community Hospital received the vaccine today and plans to distribute it starting Tuesday, at 8:15 a.m.
According to Fort Carson, the vaccine will be given to the hospital s healthcare workers and emergency personnel as part of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan mandated by the Department of Defense.
At a later date, the vaccine will also be offered to patients, including military family members and retirees.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin on Fort Carson
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and last updated 2020-12-22 18:08:14-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â Vaccines are now being offered to healthcare workers and emergency services personnel on Fort Carson. The army post is the first military installation in Colorado to receive doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Evans Army Community Hospital is managing the administration of the vaccine to personnel beginning today.
According to the Department of Defense plan, the order of vaccinations will proceed as follows:
Phase 1 - Healthcare providers, healthcare support, emergency services & public safety personnel
substages cover critical national capabilities , personnel preparing to deploy overseas, other critical and essential support personnel