Fort Carson soldiers deploying to support vaccine efforts Christian Murdock/AP Sgt. First Class Doreen Fajota gives Sgt. Brittany Koppenhaver a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Evans Army Community Hospital as Fort Carson U.S. Army Base in Colorado Springs became the first military installation in Colorado to administer the vaccine. Healthcare workers on the first lines were the first to receive the it. The two nurses gave each other the first shots on base. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP, Pool) and last updated 2021-02-11 18:26:04-05 FORT CARSON â Fort Carson will be sending soldiers to support national vaccine efforts on the west coast.