Scott AFB begins COVID-19 vaccinations for DOD personnel

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Airman 1st Class James Gehne, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, receives the first COVID-19 inoculation on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan 6, 2021. Vaccines combating COVID-19 use inactivated virus genetics to strengthen the immunity properties of the receiver while still making it impossible to contract COVID-19 from the inoculation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

Scott AFB begins COVID-19 vaccinations for DOD personnel

Airman 1st Class James Gehne, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, receives the first COVID-19 inoculation on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan 6, 2021. Vaccines combating COVID-19 use inactivated virus genetics to strengthen the immunity properties of the receiver while still making it impossible to contract COVID-19 from the inoculation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

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Airman 1st Class James Gehne, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, second from the left, Master Sgt. Renee Cheatham, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, middle, and Senior Airman Matthew Smith, 375th Security Forces patrolman, second from the right, are congratulated by Chief Master Sgt. Chuck Frizzell, 375th Air Mobility Wing command chief, left, and Col. Angela Ochoa, 375th AMW vice-commander, right, for being the first three members of Team Scott to receive a COVID-19 inoculation on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan 6, 2021. The Department of Defense prioritizes personnel to receive the vaccines based on Center of Disease Control guidance and the DoD COVID Task Force’s assessment of unique DoD mission requirements. The DoD Prioritization Schema prioritizes those providing direct medical care, maintaining essential national security and installation functions, deploying forces and beneficiaries at the highest risk for developing serious illness before other members of the DoD population. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

From left: Airman 1st Class James Gehne, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Master Sgt. Renee Cheatham, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, and Senior Airman Matthew Smith, 375th Security Forces patrolman, are the first three members of Team Scott to receive a COVID-19 inoculation on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan 6, 2021. The Department of Defense prioritizes personnel to receive the vaccines based on Center of Disease Control guidance and the DoD COVID Task Force’s assessment of unique DoD mission requirements. The DoD Prioritization Schema prioritizes those providing direct medical care, maintaining essential national security and installation functions, deploying forces and beneficiaries at the highest risk for developing serious illness before other members of the DoD population. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

Master Sgt. Renee Cheatham, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, receives one the first COVID-19 inoculations on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan 6, 2021. The COVID-19 vaccines will be available on a voluntary basis in which early vaccination participation is highly encouraged for priority personnel; masks and physical distancing will still be necessary until a large proportion of the population is vaccinated and the vaccine is proven to provide long-term protection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

Multiples doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are prepared for initial use on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan. 6, 2021. Scott AFB administered the first three doses of the vaccine to three enlisted Airmen, who are first responders, in accordance with guidance from the Center of Disease Control and the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

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