Photo By Dustin Senger | U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Miceli, from Greeley, Colo., draws an H1N1 influenza vaccine...... read more read more
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar — U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest Asia logistics specialists at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, completed a massive and urgent volley of H1N1 influenza vaccines for U.S. Central Command war fighters, Nov. 12.
Roughly 300,000 doses of injectable H1N1 influenza vaccinations have been distributed to U.S. troops stationed across Southwest Asia; more than enough to immediately inoculate every servicemember. Information regarding product loss or degradation has not been reported.
A split shipment, separated into two equal parts, permitted expedited deliveries while respecting storage requirements for medical materials requiring refrigeration. An evening delivery to Camp As Sayliyah started the distribution process Nov. 4. Without delay, USAMMC-SWA personnel repackaged the vaccines for various military installations.
The first flight carrying H1N1 influenza vaccines into CENTCOM war zones departed Qatar Nov. 5. The second wave of vaccines arrived Nov. 11, and then departed via air lift Nov. 12.
"A lot of contributions made this mission a huge success," said U.S. Army Maj. Willie Davis, USAMMC-SWA chief of support operations. "Our warehouse staff worked extra hours to carefully separate, count and prepare vaccines. Our transportation section made the right calls and stayed well coordinated."
"The willingness of the Air Force to accommodate large quantities of the vaccines on their planes exceeded our expectations," he said. "The vaccines arrived at most CENTCOM medical clinics within 24 hours after leaving our warehouse in Qatar — in some cases, much faster."
| Date Taken: | 11.12.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 11.12.2009 09:37 |
| Story ID: | 41460 |
| Location: | CAMP AS SALIYAH, QA |
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