Feb. 12, 2021 DOD to Support FEMA Vaccination Effort The Defense Department's first 222-person team arrived in California and will begin to support a mass vaccination site in Los Angeles by Feb. 15, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
Feb. 5, 2021 Defense Personnel to Support FEMA in Vaccination Push Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that 1,110 active duty service members will support five Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccinations centers.
Jan. 28, 2021 DOD Official Hopes For Quick Confirmation of Deputy Secretary Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby thanked Congress for expediting Senate confirmations for the Defense Department and said he looks forward to a speedy confirmation for Kathleen Hicks, President Joe Biden's pick for deputy defense secretary.
Dec. 31, 2020 Llama Yields Antibodies That May Prove Effective Against COVID-19 Researchers have identified pint-sized antibodies that could protect against COVID-19, and at least one of these nanobodies is produced by a llama named Cormac.
Dec. 30, 2020 Perna: Whole-of-America Operation Warp Speed Effort 'Remarkable Feat' Operation Warp Speed has been moving quickly to get doses from Pfizer and Moderna out to everyone who needs them, the chief operating officer of the effort said.
Dec. 30, 2020 COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive at Royal Air Force Lakenheath The 48th Fighter Wing received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England on Dec. 27, 2020.
Dec. 23, 2020 Operation Warp Speed Leader Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Twenty million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will have been delivered by the end of the year, the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed said.
Dec. 21, 2020 Pfizer, Moderna Produce COVID-19 Vaccine Operation Warp Speed officials expect about 7.9 million Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to be distributed this week.
Dec. 16, 2020 Tiberius Platform Aids COVID-19 Logistics, Delivery Operation Warp Speed officials are eager to highlight their version of Tiberius — a software platform designed to guide the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec. 14, 2020 Acting Defense Secretary Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.