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greetings

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from Send back . I want to take a few

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minutes to give you an update on our

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continuing efforts to help you stay

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safe and healthy during your tour here

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in Europe , we're doing our best to

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keep you informed about our covert

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vaccination efforts and our Army

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medical treatment facilities across

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theater . As you know , we have started

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vaccinating the military community

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through a phase distribution process

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that prioritizes those most at risk of

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Contracting Cove in 19 and those who

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are most vulnerable . So far , we have

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focused on vaccinating healthcare

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workers and first responders and our

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deployable forces here in Europe . We

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have also start to vaccinate other

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Mission essential personnel , including

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our teachers and food service workers .

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Just last week , we also start to focus

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on some of our high risk beneficiaries ,

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as determined by medical staff and in

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accordance with D , o . D and CDC

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guidelines . As we receive more vaccine

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shipments and work our way through

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those population groups , we will be

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able to focus on are healthy service

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members , civilians , families ,

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retirees , etcetera . Please stay tuned

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to your clinic , social media and Web

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channels for the latest information on

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where we are in the phase distribution

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process . And when it's your turn to be

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vaccinated , please keep in mind .

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Distribution will vary from one clinic

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to another , based on a number of

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factors , like how much vaccine that

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clinic received . How many people in

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each population group , etcetera . Some

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of you might be wondering if you fit

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into the high risk category . Our

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medical staff is currently working to

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identify high risk patients and place

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them in priority groups . They're

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looking at medical history 500 guidance

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and the D . O D . Population schema

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determine who should receive the next

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doses were also beginning to offer

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second doses to those of you who have

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already received your first covert

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vaccine , Please remember that your

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second dose should be administered no

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earlier than 28 days after receiving

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the first one . You should follow the

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instructions and how to schedule a

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second dose appointment given to you by

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your MT . F when you received your

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first vaccination . If you were

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instructed to call the appointment

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booking line after 14 days , we urge

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you to make that call and get scheduled

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for your second dose . Remember , the

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vaccine is 94% effective . Onley after

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receiving two doses . I strongly

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believe that this vaccine is extremely

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safe and effective . And while it is

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absolutely voluntary , I encourage you

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to make an informed decision to protect

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yourself , your family , your fellow

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soldiers in your community . Finally ,

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we ask for your continued patients with

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our staff who are doing their best to

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vaccinate the community as quickly as

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we can while doing so safely . We

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appreciate your understanding and your

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interest in joining the fight to move

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past this pandemic . Army Medicine ,

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Army strong .