Personnel with Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point (NHCCP), North Carolina, carry in the first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Dec. 22, 2020. As with all vaccines, NHCCP will be closely following approved guidance on handling and storage of the vaccine. This vaccine will help serve as a safe and effective way to help protect our personnel and maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine arrival

28 Dec 2020 | Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. --

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine today, Dec. 22, 2020. Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point will be following the Department of Defense’s (DOD) vaccine plan for prioritizing, distributing, and administering the vaccine through a phased approach to vaccinate all active component, reserve component, TRICARE Prime and Select beneficiaries, and select DOD civilians and contract personnel. This vaccine will help serve as a safe and effective way to help protect our personnel and maintain mission readiness. Being an authorized vaccine, this vaccination will be elective and not mandatory.