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First COVID-19 Vaccines at NHCH

Sailor receives COVID-19 vaccine.

HM3 David Tuil, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), administers one of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at NHCH to Lt. Cmdr. Troy Underbrink, frontline physician at NHCH, on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailor dilutes COVID-19 vaccine.

HM2 Timothy Maddox, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), prepares to deliver the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at NHCH by diluting the multi-dose vials on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailor checks time and date on COVID-19 vaccine.

HM2 Timothy Maddox, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), prepares to deliver the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at NHCH by diluting the multi-dose vials on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailor puts vaccine in the refrigerator.

HM2 Timothy Maddox, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), prepares to deliver the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at NHCH by diluting the multi-dose vials on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailors sign-in to received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), check-in staff for the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at NHCH on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailor receives COVID-19 vaccine.

HM3 David Tuil, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), administers one of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at NHCH to HM3 Gage Finn, member of the COVID-19 Expeditionary Testing Team at NHCH, on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailor receives COVID-19 vaccine.

HM2 Timothy Maddox, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), administers one of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at NHCH to Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Kerestes, frontline physician at NHCH, on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailor receives COVID-19 vaccine.

HM2 Timothy Maddox, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), administers the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at NHCH on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Sailor holds COVID-19 vaccine cards.

COVID-19 immunization cards are distributed to vaccine recipients following their vaccination. The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at NHCH was administered on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

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