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The Department of Defense is conducting a coordinated vaccine distribution strategy that will strengthen the ability to protect people, maintain readiness, support the national COVID-19 response, and trust in safe and effective vaccines and a vaccination plan.

Dec. 30, 2020

59th MDW logistics and immunizations working together for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The San Antonio Military Health System's first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at about 8:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.As the vaccine arrived, the immunizations team was awaiting final guidance from the Defense Health Agency. Once the guidance, training, and

A person holds a vaccine record card.

Dec. 12, 2020

Operation Warp Speed Official: First COVID-19 Vaccines to Arrive Monday

The nation's first vaccines for the COVID-19 virus will be distributed Monday, following the emergency-use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna said.

Image of a syringe with the Operation Warp Speed seal.

Oct. 26, 2020

This Week in Operation Warp Speed

A compilation of initiatives, actions and accomplishments across Operation Warp Speed (OWS)’s primary efforts in the past week. To learn more about OWS, visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website and Department of Defense (DOD) website.

An airman wearing personal protective equipment administers a COVID-19 test to a person in their car.

Oct. 9, 2020

Operation Warp Speed Makes Swift Progress

Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed — the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said.

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