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Las Vegas vaccine hunters find hero in Nevada Guard Soldier

by Staff Sgt. Ryan Getsie said. “At the beginning, it was a chal- “I especially want to call your atten-
Las Vegas, Nev. lenge because everything was so new, but tion to Sgt. Huss, who is assigned to the Frequent Updates — Breaking News — Local • Regional • National
our goal from the start was to be better Cashman vaccination facility,” Smith
Nevada National Guard Sgt. John organized.” wrote. “He has helped provide a commu-
Huss went above and beyond with Joint After seeing the challenges facing nity service with a professionalism in his
Task Force 17 by personally helping his team with the standby list, Huss work to ensure that every possible dose
organize and distribute extra vaccine took charge and began to work with his is administered. He manages the process
doses at the Cashman Center in Las chain of command. He identified areas and openly communicates in a clear and
Vegas. of concern based upon social media in- precise manner, answering every single
“I like to help people,” said Huss, with telligence, sat down with his leadership question of a crowd over 100 people every
the 72nd Military Police Company and and developed a proactive approach to morning.”
soon to be Mineral County sheriff ca- reduce wait times. Huss didn’t stop at helping organize
det. “I enjoy seeing the positive changes “At first, the waitlist was on the fly and the standby list. When people showed
made while serving the public.” was comprised of just a list of names,” up in the morning, he took a personal National Guard photograph by Staff Sgt. Ryan Getsie
Huss has been serving his country Huss said. “I saw this and thought, interest and interacted with them as Las Vegas National Guard Sgt. John Huss,
and community with the Nevada Army ‘How can we make this better?’ We be- they waited for information. Instead of with Joint Task Force 17, works at the entry
National Guard since 2011. It’s been gan to prioritize the list based upon the just getting on the list and coming back point at the Cashman COVID-19 vaccination
a long road for this Soldier since Fort Southern Nevada Health District’s age later in the day, his team would assist site March 16, 2021, in Las Vegas. Huss
Leonard Wood, Mo., where he graduated guidelines and began to really engage with real-time dose availability, walking helped his chain of command streamline
with the Military Police School. He’s with people on a personal level when they the public through creating an appoint- the vaccine standby list.
been helping his community with the would arrive.” ment and getting them in the door for
COVID-19 outbreak since July. “I’m genuinely amazed how he’s taken vaccinations. Clark County hit 719,000 doses
Huss is one of more than 280 Soldiers on this responsibility,” said 2nd Lt. Sami- “My team is the first set of people you administered as of March 17, up from
serving on orders for JTF17. What made rah Furman, the officer in charge at the will meet when you come to Cashman,” 500,000 just a short time ago, according
him stand out is when he decided to site. “He’s adapted to numerous chal- Huss said. “It’s about customer service. to the Southern Nevada Health District.
take charge in creating a more efficient lenges and he’s overcome every obstacle The smaller amount of people I have on It was also reported that Nevada had
process for people on the COVID-19 put in his path and turned them into the list means we’re getting more people the ninth-highest utilization rate in the
vaccine standby list. success.” in the door and vaccinated. The day nation, using 91 percent of its allocated
“It all started with a Facebook group Mark Smith, a member of the Face- we get rid of the list, that’s a good day vaccines compared to the national aver-
(Las Vegas Vaccine Hunters),” Huss book group, praised Huss on the site. because it means everyone’s getting in.” age of 85 percent.

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