Camp Arifjan soldiers receive one-shot COVID-19 vaccine during Operation Med Spear

Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Noel Gerig | Date Taken: 03/13/2021
The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) administered the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to senior military leaders, service members and civilians as part of Operation Med Spear at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 13, 2021.The Food and Drug Administration granted the Janssen vaccine an emergency use authorization Feb. 27 for individuals 18 and older after a 40,000-person trial. When individuals come in to the vaccination site, they are given a fact sheet with important information about the Janssen Biotech's Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 vaccine. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Class Noel Gerig, 1st TSC Public Affairs)