Keesler Medical Center hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinic

Keesler Medical Center is committed to quickly and safely vaccinating as many eligible military personnel and their families as possible.

- - keesler medical center is - committed to quickly and- safely, vaccinating as many - eligible military - personnel and their families as- possible.

- news 25's sabria reid takes us- on base to their covid- vaccination - clinic.

- - in just four months keesler - air force base has put over - 10,000 pfizer covid vaccines- into the arms of military - personnel and their - beneficiaries.- on the third floor of keesler - medical center an underutilized- wing of the hospital was- transformed into a covid- vaccine clinic.

- joshua daniels, lieutenant- colonel - "i just called the appointment- line and got the appointment th- next day."- lieutenant colonel joshua - daniels has been in the air - force - - - for 16 years.

- in december 2019 he was deploye- to saudi arabia.- he was expected to return last- may but the spread of - coronavirus had his deployment- extended until july.- joshua daniels, lieutenant- colonel - "me doing my part.

For me this- vaccine is part of that.

It's - just one step in ensuring - the united states can continue- with our way of life."- sabria reid, news 25: - "they took an oath to serve and- protect active duty military, - retirees and their- - - families have signed up to take- the covid 19 vaccine to do thei- part to protect our - country."

- the uncertainty of not knowing- when he would be able to come - home, motivates daniels to- encourage others to get - the vaccine.- joshua daniels, lieutenant- colonel - "being down here on the - mississippi coast and all of th- medial facilities down here,- they're all great.

So where eve- you can get the vaccine, just - get the vaccine and - help the communities out."- in mississippi, all adults are- eligible for covid vaccines.- the clinic accepts all civilian- workers identified as - essential personnel to get the- shot as well.

- major brittanie neaves, - physician:- "we did reconfigure the patient- flow so that way we're moving - patients in a socially- distanced manner through the- clinic, as quickly and safely a- possible."- on average the clinic is- vaccinating between 200 to- 400 people a day.

- airman first class megan- crow-elmore, medical technician- "we will keep this vaccine- clinic as long as we need to, t- serve the population- and get everyone back to- normal."- all tricare beneficiaries can - call and schedule a - vaccine appointment at- 228-376-2273 monday through - friday.

- in biloxi, sabria reid, news 25-