Maxwell hangar converts into off-site COVID-19 vaccine clinic

A screening desk was set up in the honor guard hangar January 11, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Airmen with the 42nd Medical Group converted the hangar into an off-site clinic, where they will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine on January 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske)

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Col. Eries Mentzer, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Morgan, 42nd ABW command chief, speak with Capt. Aphton Lane, 42nd Medical Group Operation Warp Speed team lead in the honor guard hangar January 11, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Airmen with the 42nd Medical Group converted the hangar into an off-site clinic, where they will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine on January 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske)

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Maxwell hangar converts into off-site COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Capt. Aphton Lane, 42nd Medical Group Operation Warp Speed team lead, gives Col. Eries Mentzer, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, a tour of the stations at the honor guard hangar off-site clinic January 11, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Airmen with the 42nd Medical Group converted the hangar into an off-site clinic, where they will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine on January 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske)

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A post-vaccination waiting area was set up in the honor guard hangar January 11, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. After receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, patients are to remain under observation by Airmen with the 42nd MDG for 30 minutes to ensure there are no adverse reactions before the patients check out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske)

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Maxwell hangar converts into off-site COVID-19 vaccine clinic

A patient check-out desk was set up in the honor guard hangar January 11, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Airmen with the 42nd Medical Group converted the hangar into an off-site clinic, where they will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine on January 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske)

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Maxwell hangar converts into off-site COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Capt. Aphton Lane, 42nd Medical Group Operation Warp Speed team lead, explains to a group of Airmen with the 42nd MDG how to recognize and respond if a patient experiences anaphylactic shock. “Our team is more than 100 percent ready to receive the vaccine and administer it as quickly and safely to our population here as possible.” said Lane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske)

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Maxwell hangar converts into off-site COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Published Jan. 15, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske
Air University Public Affairs

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --