144th Fighter Wing Administers COVID-19 Vaccine Package Without Graphics

Credit: Staff Sgt. George Solis | Date Taken: 01/09/2021
Video package of 144th Fighter Wing administering COVID-19 Vaccine to Airmen. Contains no lower 3rd graphics. First soundbite from SMSgt (Senior Master Sgt.) Nathan Crebs, health systems technician. Second soundbite from Lt Col (Lt. Col.) Shazad Jahromi, senior flight surgeon. See script below: LEAD: THE 144TH FIGHTER WING IS ONE OF THE FIRST CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS TO ADMINISTER THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE TO ITS AIRMEN. STAFF SERGEANT GEORGE SOLIS SHOWS US HOW THE 144TH PREPARED TO BE AN ADMINISTRATION SITE OF THE VACCINE AND WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING IT ONCE IT'S AVAILABLE. TAG: THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COVID-19 VACCINE ROLL-OUT PLAN IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN A STANDARDIZED AND COORDINATED STRATEGY FOR PRIORITIZING, DISTRIBUTING AND ADMINISTERING VACCINES TO PROTECT SERVICE MEMBERS, MAINTAIN READINESS AND SUPPORT THE NATIONAL COVID-19 RESPONSE. NARRATION: OVER ONE-HUNDRED AIRMEN AT THE 144TH FIGHTER WING ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES TO RECEIVE THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE. BEFORE THE FIRST SHOT WAS GIVEN, THE 144TH HAD TO ENSURE THEY MET CERTAIN CRITERIA TO STORE, PREPARE AND ADMINISTER THE NEW VACCINE. SMSgt NATHAN CREBS, HEALTH SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (23 SEC): THERE WAS A BUNCH OF TRAINING THAT CAME DOWN FROM THE C-D-C AND VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE KIND OF INVOLVED IN THIS...AND WE DON'T TYPICALLY STORE VACCINES LIKE THAT. TYPICALLY OUR VACCINES GO INTO THE FRIDGE AND WE'RE SHOOTING FROM THE FRIDGE KIND OF THING. THESE WE'RE KEEPING IN STORAGE IN A MINUS 20-DEGREE FREEZER AND THEN WE'RE PULLING THEM OUT LETTING THEM THAW AND SHOOTING THEM AS PATIENTS COME IN. NARRATION: CURRENTLY THE VACCINE IS NOT MANDATORY FOR SERVICE MEMBERS TO RECEIVE, BUT IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR INDIVIDUALS TO CONSIDER WHEN IT'S MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM. Lt Col SHAZAD JAHROMI, SENIOR FLIGHT SURGEON (27 SEC): MY PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION AS A PHYSICIAN IS TWO REASONS. ONE IS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. FOR YOUR SAFETY AND HEALTH...OF YOUR OWN FAMILY. AND SECONDLY, WE'RE TRYING TO...GET RID OF THE PANDEMIC AND IN ORDER FOR US TO GET RID OF THE PANDEMIC YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED, OR GOD FORBID, CONTRACT THE DISEASE SO WE HAVE IMMUNITY AGAINST THE VIRUS. NARRATION: STAFF SERGEANT GEORGE SOLIS, FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, CALIFORNIA.