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Army health officials in Europe said booster shots will be given in the near term to seniors 65 and older, those at risk of serious illness and mission-essential workers. Bases in Europe will defer most COVID-19 booster shots until early 2022.
As of Monday, about 160 evacuees remain and 66 people are being held in isolation. That number consists of the evacuees who initially tested positive on Thursday and 58 of their relatives, officials said.
As Afghan evacuees at Rhine Ordnance Barracks wait to move on, they are being introduced to aspects of American life.
Evacuees seem to be in “good condition,” said Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, the 86th Airlift Wing commander. “They look exhausted. They look very tired” and are traveling with “very little,” he said. “But seeing the children and the families coming off with huge smiles, it warms your heart.”
Peace activists who allege that Ramstein Air Base unlawfully supports drone operations in the Middle East and elsewhere will protest by riding bicycles around the base Friday and Saturday.