NMCP Staff Members Receive COVID-19 Vaccines Published Dec. 22, 2020 By Seaman Imani Daniels Portsmouth, VA -- PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 15, 2020) – – Hospitalman Roman Silvestri administers one of the first COVID-19 vaccines given at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) to Cmdr. Joseph Kotora, Medical Services director, and Emergency Medical Services Medical Director for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Dec. 15. NMCP was one of the first military treatment facilities (MTF) selected to receive the vaccine in a phased, standardized and coordinated strategy for prioritizing and administering the vaccine. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Imani N. Daniels/Released)