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Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in December and initiated administering it in accordance with the Navy and DoD policy. Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions: (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

There’s no denying that the Coronavirus disease 2019, commonly known as COVID-19, has made a huge impact around the globe. For some people, the battle against this pandemic has raged on since day one. Lt. Xarviera Appling, an environmental health officer assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, is one such person. Let’s go on the front lines to see how she is helping to combat COVID-19 (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Bingol, chaplain for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry point, held the second annual "Blessing of the Hands" event at the Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point pavilion, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 20, 2020. The "Blessing of the Hands" event, is a hospital tradition practiced around the nation during Nurses Week, honoring nurses and the work they do. It is a general order of a blessings that was made unique for nurses, passes down by various generations of navy chaplains who have served in hospitals.

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point has enacted strict screening procedures for anyone entering the clinic; the measures are aimed to protect visitors and staff by reducing the risk of exposure to the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. As of April 10, 2020, all visitors will be required to wear a face covering before entering the facility.