WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense said many National Guard troops will head back home as military officials begin to close COVID-19 mass vaccination sites.Pentagon officials said five vaccination sites will remain open after starting with more than 35 locations in February.
Since that time, 16 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administrated after the DOD partnered with Federal Emergency Management Agency to help people get inoculated.
In February, FEMA had asked the Pentagon to supply as many as 10,000 service members to staff 100 centers.There has been no word yet on when the mass vaccination sites will close.