Nearly 1 in 4 active-duty sailors have gotten the COVID vaccine, officials say February 19 Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shane Miller prepares COVID-19 vaccines at the Naval Base San Diego fitness center on Jan. 8, 2021. (MC1 Julio Rivera/Navy) Nearly a quarter of the Navy’s active-duty fleet has received one or two shots of the COVID-19 vaccines, officials said Friday. Roughly 10 percent of sailors, about 35,000, have gotten their first jab, while another 13 percent have received both shots, Rear Adm. Karl Thomas, the assistant deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy, told reporters. The news comes as the Navy and other services work to educate the ranks that the science behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines is sound, and that the shots are safe and effective in protecting themselves, their shipmates and their loved ones.
For the ninth year in a row, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms has been awarded a coveted Blue-H Award from the Navy Surgeon General. Reporter Heather Clisby has details…
Tanya Stuckey, public health specialist in the Directorate for Public Health at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, was directly responsible compiling and submitting Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms’ Blue-H Award submission.
Photo by David Marks, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms
In recognition of its organized approach to promoting healthy lifestyles, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms (NHTP) has earned the annual Blue-H Award from the Navy Surgeon General for the ninth consecutive year. Tanya Stuckey, public health specialist in the Directorate for Public Health, is being credited for compiling the Blue-H Award submission.
For the ninth year in a row, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms has been awarded a coveted Blue-H Award from the Navy Surgeon General. Reporter Heather Clisby has details…
Tanya Stuckey, public health specialist in the Directorate for Public Health at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, was directly responsible compiling and submitting Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms’ Blue-H Award submission.
Photo by David Marks, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms
In recognition of its organized approach to promoting healthy lifestyles, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms (NHTP) has earned the annual Blue-H Award from the Navy Surgeon General for the ninth consecutive year. Tanya Stuckey, public health specialist in the Directorate for Public Health, is being credited for compiling the Blue-H Award submission.