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The Naval Brief: Outbreak at Quantico; Another fleet plan; Shipyard vaccinations; and more...
By Caitlin M. Kenney
Staff Reporter
September 30, 2021
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Outbreak at OCS. A COVID-19 outbreak among a class of future Marine officers has caused the schoolhouse to temporarily reduce its training, Defense One reports. While previous classes had to quarantine for 14 days at Quantico, Va. before training, this was the first class allowed to quarantine at home.
COVID deaths double. The military has had 52 service members die from COVID-19, with half of those deaths occurring over just two months this summer, Military Times reports.
Vaccinations lagging at shipyards. While the Navy has a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 85 percent, their two critical shipyards only have half their workers vaccinated, Defense One reports. Federal contractors must show they are vaccinated by Dec. 8, Defense One also reported.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/09/naval-brief-outbreak-quantico-another-fleet-plan-shipyard-vaccinations-and-more/185743/
