'Victory Medics' support COVID-19 vaccination booster clinic

By Eleanor ProhaskaDecember 9, 2021

Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, joined Service Members from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Force Base to pre-fill syringes with COVID-19 vaccine during a Booster Shot Rodeo at Kleber...
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, joined Service Members from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Force Base to pre-fill syringes with COVID-19 vaccine during a Booster Shot Rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021. Approximately 1,600 individuals received booster shots at the event. (Photo Credit: Eleanor Prohaska) VIEW ORIGINAL
PFC Timothy Puckett, 512th Field Hospital, administers a COVID-19 booster shot to Staff Sgt. Jorge Morales, 55QM, 16th Sustainment Brigade, during a Booster Rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021. Soldiers from the 30th...
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PFC Timothy Puckett, 512th Field Hospital, administers a COVID-19 booster shot to Staff Sgt. Jorge Morales, 55QM, 16th Sustainment Brigade, during a Booster Rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021. Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade joined Service Members from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Force Base to administer the voluntary booster shots to approximately 1,600 individuals. (Photo Credit: Eleanor Prohaska) VIEW ORIGINAL
Walk-ins waited in line to get voluntary COVID-19 booster shots at the December 8, 2021 vaccine rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany. 30th Medical Brigade Victory Medics helped manage patient flow, checked paperwork and eligibility,...
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Walk-ins waited in line to get voluntary COVID-19 booster shots at the December 8, 2021 vaccine rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany. 30th Medical Brigade Victory Medics helped manage patient flow, checked paperwork and eligibility, pre-filled syringes and administered shots to approximately 1,600 individuals. (Photo Credit: Eleanor Prohaska) VIEW ORIGINAL
PFC Timothy Puckett, 512th Field Hospital, ensures eligibility for Staff Sgt. Jorge Morales, 55QM, 16th Sustainment Brigade, during a COVID-19 Booster Rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021. Soldiers from the 30th...
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PFC Timothy Puckett, 512th Field Hospital, ensures eligibility for Staff Sgt. Jorge Morales, 55QM, 16th Sustainment Brigade, during a COVID-19 Booster Rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021. Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade joined Service Members from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Force Base to administer the voluntary booster shots to approximately 1,600 individuals. (Photo Credit: Eleanor Prohaska) VIEW ORIGINAL
PFC Timothy Puckett, 512th Field Hospital, preps Staff Sgt. Jorge Morales, 55QM, 16th Sustainment Brigade, for his COVID-19 booster shot during a Booster Rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021. Soldiers from the 30th...
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PFC Timothy Puckett, 512th Field Hospital, preps Staff Sgt. Jorge Morales, 55QM, 16th Sustainment Brigade, for his COVID-19 booster shot during a Booster Rodeo at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021. Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade joined Service Members from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Force Base to administer the voluntary booster shots to approximately 1,600 individuals. (Photo Credit: Eleanor Prohaska) VIEW ORIGINAL

KAISERLAUTERN, Germany — Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade joined Service Members from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Force Base to administer voluntary COVID-19 booster shots to approximately 1,600 individuals at Kleber Gym, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on December 8, 2021.

Victory Medics helped manage patient flow, checked paperwork and eligibility, pre-filled syringes and administered shots. According to Sgt. 1st Class Woodrow Wilson, 512th Field Hospital Emergency Management Team non-commissioned officer-in-charge, the booster shot clinic was a good opportunity for 30th MED Soldiers to interact with their LRMC counterparts and build camaraderie, as well as provide an important community service. According to Lt. Col. William Murray, LRMC, their team is administering about 1,260 vaccines each day.

The FDA has amended the emergency use authorization to allow for a voluntary single booster shot, for fully vaccinated individuals, of fully authorized or emergency use authorized vaccine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people 65 years and older, 50–64 years with underlying medical conditions, or 18 years and older who live in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot at least 6 months after receipt of a primary mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) series.

People ages 18–64 years at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting may get a booster shot based on their individual risks and benefits at least six months after receipt of a primary mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) series.

People 18 years and older should receive a booster shot at least 2 months after receiving their Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

Eligible DOD ID card holders can make an appointment to receive their booster shot online.