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Edwards Air Force Base
412th MDG administers 1st round of vaccine

by Grady Fontana schema, will receive an email link from an official source that will cian, 412th Medical Group. “This, of course, will help physical
Edwards AFB, Calif. invite them to make an appointment to get vaccinated. distancing and keep everyone safe.”
“When beneficiaries use Eventbrite to schedule a time to get the For more information on COVID-19 vaccines, visit
Members of the 412th Medical Group began administering the vaccine, it means they will probably not need to stand in a long https://health.mil. For the latest Edwards AFB COVID-19 informa-
COVID-19 vaccine to first responders and medical personnel from line,” Stated Staff Sgt. Annel Vega-Villa, flight medicine techni- tion, visit www.edwards.af.mil/coronavirus.
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at the Airman Family Readiness James Hutson,
Center, Jan. 16, 2021. Air Force Plant
The 412th MDG personnel vaccinated health care providers, 42 Fire Chief,
health care support, and emergency and safety personnel within receives the
the 412th Test Wing based at Edwards AFB and AF Plant 42 in COVID-19 vaccine
Palmdale, Calif. at the Airman and
“We received the vaccine on the (Air Force Material Command) Family Readiness
family day but did not want to delay getting our first responders Center at Edwards
and front-line medics vaccinated. We asked for medic volunteers Air Force Base,
Calif., Jan. 16,
to come in on the weekend to vaccinate personnel from base fire, 2021.
police, and medical units,” said Lt. Col. Duane Robinson, Chief
of Aerospace Medicine, 412th Medical Group.
While limited quantities of the vaccine are arriving, the DOD
has prioritized personnel into different phases, which is based off
a national prioritization plan. The process of providing the vaccine
to the entire Edwards population could span over multiple weeks.
“Within this tiered roll-out, our first allotment will cover all
of our Phase 1a members, and even within this first allotment we
will continue to move through the DOD phases if vaccine remains
available,” said Capt. Nicholas Singh-Miller, staff pediatrician,
412th Medical Group. “The vaccine is voluntary. Even with the
vaccine, we will still need to keep up our social distancing and
mask wearing for some time. However, it feels like there is a
light at the end of the tunnel, knowing that the more people that
get vaccinated, the less transmission and severe disease we will
see in our community.”
To manage the immunization scheduling, Edwards AFB medical
planners are using a web-based ticketing platform called Event-
brite. Those next in line to receive the vaccine, based on the priority Air Force photograph by Matthew Williams

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