{"id":57535,"date":"2020-12-29T19:37:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T19:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/29\/covid-19-vaccinations-begin-for-us-troops-in-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:59:27","slug":"covid-19-vaccinations-begin-for-us-troops-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/12\/29\/covid-19-vaccinations-begin-for-us-troops-in-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 vaccinations begin for US troops in South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 The United States has started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/12\/12\/army-general-says-covid-19-vaccines-will-begin-arriving-across-the-country-as-early-as-monday\/\" target=_blank>vaccinating its troops<\/a> based in South Korea, as its Asian ally reported its highest daily COVID-19 fatalities amid surging cases in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States Forces Korea says in a statement it started inoculating military and civilian health-care workers, first responders and the USFK command team with the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those who received the vaccinations was Gen. Robert B. Abrams, chief of the 28,500 American troops in South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It says<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/12\/09\/troops-could-begin-getting-covid-19-vaccines-as-early-as-next-week-and-they-wont-be-mandatory\/\" target=_blank> the vaccine is 100% voluntary and not mandatory<\/a>. Abrams says that \u201cI strongly encourage all eligible individuals to receive the vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/12\/27\/new-in-2021-when-will-sailors-get-the-covid-vaccine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50730315436_7b5801d0d1_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New in 2021: When will sailors get the COVID vaccine?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy&#039;s top officer told lawmakers this month that he expects the rollout to happen pretty quickly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USFK statement says more vaccines from Moderna, and potentially others with FDA approval, will be sent to the USFK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. troops\u2019 deployment is meant to deter potential aggression from North Korea. Abrams says the COVID-19 vaccine \u201cis another tool that will help USFK maintain a robust combined defensive posture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korean government has faced domestic criticism that it has been too slow in working out vaccine procurement plans. The government said Tuesday it will have vaccines for 56 million people, an amount seemingly enough for the country\u2019s 51 million people. Officials say they plan to begin inoculating the South Korean public in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Tuesday, South Korea said 40 more virus patients had died in the past 24 hours, the country\u2019s biggest coronavirus-related daily death toll since the pandemic began. 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