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	Commander of Military Sealift Command Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
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            <h1>Commander of Military Sealift Command Receives COVID-19 Vaccine</h1>
            <div class="press-briefing__date">04 January 2021</div>
            
            <h2 class="author">From USN Military Sealift Command Courtesy Story </h2>
            
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                <p>Wettlaufer received the vaccination in an effort to demonstrate his confidence in the injection’s safety and to encourage MSC teammates to receive COVID-19 vaccinations as they become available.<br />
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“In order to fight a highly contagious and deadly virus like COVID-19, you need a highly effective vaccine,” said Wettlaufer. “The great thing is that we have a highly effective vaccine.”<br />
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The MSC Chief of Staff, Capt. Han Lynch, MSC’s Command Master Chief, Theron Fischer, and MSC’s Port Captain West, Susan Orsini, also received the COVID-19 vaccine. Orsini is a credentialed Civil Service Mariner with extensive experience sailing for MSC.<br />
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“Our goal is to increase MSC’s immunity threshold to COVID-19 so we can begin to normalize our daily operations,” Wettlaufer added. “The vaccine is the first step, of many future steps, towards getting us back to normal.”<br />
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Prioritized MSC personnel are highly encouraged to take the vaccine to protect their health, families, community, and lower the public health risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
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“As we received these vaccinations this morning, we took this step for our nation, our citizens, our Navy and our teammates at MSC,” Wettlaufer said.<br />
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Wettlaufer is scheduled to receive his second vaccination in two weeks.<br />
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MSC’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out utilizes a deliberate and phased approach and prioritizes personnel to receive the vaccine based on Center for Disease Control guidance and on the Department of Defense COVID-19 Task Force’s assessment of MSC’s unique DoD mission requirements.<br />
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Wettlaufer and the MSC leaders received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, according to branch medical clinic personnel.<br />
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All MSC personnel will continue to wear appropriate masks, practice physical distancing, wash hands, and follow restriction of movement to protect our safety as a large portion of the population will need to be vaccinated before COVID-19 risks diminish.</p>

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