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Base opens vaccines to 16 and older Screenshot Col. Patrick Miller during a Facebook Live coronavirus town hall update on Wednesday. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Col. Patrick Miller popped on social media Wednesday for the installation’s first coronavirus town hall in almost a month and a half. As the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander tells it, no news is typically good news, but as the base approaches new pandemic milestones, installation leadership updated the community on several things, including Wright Patt’s progress on vaccinations. To date the base has administered...

Purple Heart goes to Wright-Patt squadron superintendent Thomas Gnau © Provided by Dayton Daily News The Purple Heart medal. Air Force image After surviving an improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan, a squadron superintendent at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base received the Purple Heart recently. Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin received the medal from Col. Christian Lyons, 88th Medical Group commander, during a commander’s call streamed from Wright-Patterson Medical Clinic, according to a release on Wright-Patterson’s web site. “The threat of imminent deat...

Purple Heart goes to Wright-Patt squadron superintendent Thomas Gnau © Provided by Dayton Daily News The Purple Heart medal. Air Force image After surviving an improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan, a squadron superintendent at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base received the Purple Heart recently. Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin received the medal from Col. Christian Lyons, 88th Medical Group commander, during a commander’s call streamed from Wright-Patterson Medical Clinic, according to a release on Wright-Patterson’s web site. “The threat of imminent deat...

Wright-Patt physicians encourage vaccinations By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — A team of medics at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base took to Facebook Live Thursday morning to discuss the installation’s vaccine rollout with both Wright-Patt airmen and the public. The goal of the symposium was to help viewers make an informed decision about the coronavirus vaccine and answer questions from beneficiaries about the effectiveness of the shot. The panel of doctors on Thursday, all of whom had been vaccinated, had experience in the ICU of Wright-Patt...

Colonel Christian Lyons, the Commander of Wright-Patterson’s Medical Center. Officials at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are working to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to those working on the base. The first group eligible to receive the vaccine includes people working in healthcare and emergency services, and the base’s public safety personnel. Colonel Christian Lyons, the Commander of Wright-Patterson’s Medical Center, says the vaccines they’ve given out on the base haven’t caused any serious side-effects. Screen Capture Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's vaccine plan, as of January ...