National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States

National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States The National Guard provided assistance Monday for the historic first U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations in a total of 26 states. Richard Sisk Military.com

In Ohio and West Virginia, National Guard members broke down the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into smaller packages for transportation to vaccination sites.

In Oklahoma, Guard members, accompanied by state Highway Patrol escorts, drove the vaccine to points where it could be administered to the first recipients.

The National Guard provided assistance Monday for the historic first U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations in a total of 26 states, at the direction of their governors, Guard officials said. ...