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  • Pfizer doses available for children ages 5 to 11

    The 66th Medical Squadron is now offering the Pfizer COVID vaccine to children ages 5 to 11, following its emergency use authorization for pediatric patients by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month.

  • COVID-19 booster shots available for eligible beneficiaries

    The 66th Medical Squadron is now offering single Pfizer COVID vaccine booster doses to eligible beneficiaries. At this time, only the Pfizer vaccines are available for the booster here. The Hanscom Clinic has not yet approved mixing vaccine brands, meaning a patient’s initial vaccine dose and

  • MDS to move COVID vaccinations to walk-in basis

    The 66th Medical Squadron will conduct the last COVID-19 vaccination point of distribution, or POD, June 25 before moving vaccines to a walk-in basis at the clinic here. Eligible personnel can receive first and second vaccine doses Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 66 MDS

  • Pfizer vaccine approved for children 12 to 15

    The 66th Medical Squadron is set to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people ages 12 to 15 beginning May 19, following its emergency use authorization approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

  • Hanscom transitions to Tier 2 vaccine eligibility

    Hanscom has expanded vaccine registration eligibility to include all base personnel in Tiers 1 and 2 as defined by the Department of Defense prioritization schema. All eligible, unvaccinated individuals with a valid DOD identification card can now schedule COVID-19 vaccinations through the Defense

  • DHA Appointing Portal available to schedule COVID vaccines

    Service members, Air Force civilian employees and TRICARE beneficiaries can now schedule COVID-19 vaccinations through the Defense Health Agency Appointing Portal. The portal can be accessed at informatics-stage.health.mil/COVAX/, and officials from the 66th Medical Squadron said Hanscom personnel

  • MDS, CAT prepare COVID vaccine appointment portal

    Officials from the 66th Medical Squadron will soon offer a COVID vaccination appointment tool to the base population. The publicly accessible Defense Health Agency Appointment Portal will allow select service members, Air Force civilian employees and TRICARE beneficiaries to schedule first and

  • Public Health discusses COVID-19 vaccine status during virtual town hall

    Base leaders hosted a virtual town hall to discuss Hanscom’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccination distribution plan here Feb 4. During the one-hour session, Public Health officials fielded questions about vaccine recipient eligibility as outlined in the Department of Defense prioritization schema.