Top US general for Europe acknowledges vaccine distribution lag at overseas bases
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The top American general responsible for troops in Europe said there has not been an equal distribution of vaccines between bases inside of the United States and overseas so far during a congressional hearing on Thursday.
"Secretary (Lloyd) Austin was key to point out the percentage of those tier 1 military uniform members that have received the vaccine in CONUS should be equivalent to the same in Europe and the Pacific and the same for the dependents, that has not been the case, so we are working to fix that," Gen. Tod Wolters, commander of US European Command, said. The Department of Defense is using a tiered system to distribute vaccines, much like the tiered system employed by states across the United States. In tiers 1a through 1c, essential workers, those who are about to be deployed, elderly and those with high-risk health issues are prioritized. Tier 2 includes everyone else.More Related News