NMCSD NBHC Kearny Mesa COVID-19 Vaccine Trial 201217-N-DA693-1017 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 17, 2020) May Oliva, a clinical nurse assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Kearny Mesa, administers a nasopharyngeal swab to test a patient for coronavirus (COVID-19) for the Phase III trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate Dec. 17. The trial is part of Operation Warp Speed, a national initiative to accelerate the development, production, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high-quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg). Original public domain image from Flickr