{"id":341554,"date":"2021-04-05T06:05:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=341554"},"modified":"2021-04-05T06:05:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T20:05:01","slug":"us-army-helps-administer-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/us-army-helps-administer-covid-19-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army helps administer COVID-19 vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sgt. Franchesca Esteban, assigned to 25th Infantry Division, administers a COVID-19 vaccine in support of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp\u2019s COVID-19 vaccination team at the Medical Care and Treatment Site. (U.S. NAVY\/BRAD RUSZALA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A team of 12 U.S. Army medical professionals began administering COVID-19 vaccine doses to members of the Saipan community last Saturday, April 3.<\/p>\n

The team, composed of a medical officer and combat medic specialists assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, traveled to Saipan last April 1. The soldiers are slated to complete a 30-day mission assignment to augment Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. medical providers in their campaign to vaccinate the CNMI community.<\/p>\n

Following the medical team\u2019s arrival, CHCC chief operating officer Subroto Banerji provided the soldiers with a tour of the CHCC Medical Care and Treatment Site, or MCATS, where the team would soon integrate with CHCC staff, review procedures, and begin providing COVID-19 vaccine doses to community members.<\/p>\n

Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres expressed gratitude for the assistance that the medical team has provided to bolster CHCC\u2019s \u201cVaccinate CNMI\u201d mission.<\/p>\n

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Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. chief operating officer Subroto Banerji, right, briefs incoming U.S. Army medics, assigned to 25th Infantry Division, who will support CHCC\u2019s vaccination team in administering COVID-19 vaccines to community members on Saipan. At left is CHCC chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a.
(U.S. NAVY\/BRAD RUSZALA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe 12-member U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Vaccination Support Team will provide tremendous support in supplementing ongoing requirements by CHCC and the Task Force as we expand vaccination efforts at the MCATS and during the homebound vaccination program that CHCC and the Task Force is going to be rolling out soon,\u201d said Torres. \u201cI would like to extend my appreciation to INDOPACOM and USARPAC for their partnership and to the 25th ID Vaccination Team who are here on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rear Adm. John Menoni, commander, Joint Region Marianas, echoed Torres\u2019 sentiments regarding the team\u2019s mission to Saipan. \u201cI\u2019m truly grateful for the men and women of the 25th Infantry Division medical team and their assistance to our partners in the CNMI,\u201d said Menoni. \u201cThe fight against COVID-19 is an all-hands effort and I\u2019m proud that these soldiers are directly contributing to the CHCC vaccination campaign and helping to protect the health of the CNMI community.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, through U.S. Army Pacific, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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