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Military base in Washington state reports high breakthrough COVID-19 numbers

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, released a COVID-19 update on January 3, reporting a high number of COVID-19 cases on the base, saying over 50 percent of the cases were breakthrough cases.

“COVID positive case rate [sic] continue to climb across the installation and in the surrounding area with OMICRON now suspected to be the dominant variant. Over 50% of the people testing positive are FULLY VACCINATED,” the JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet says. It continues, “Omicron still appears to have mild to no symptoms and can mimic flu-like symptoms.”

The update, dated January 3, does not list exact numbers of infected individuals at the base. The United States military as a whole reports 490,202 cases and 660 deaths from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

As of January 19, 340,224 active service members were partially vaccinated against COVID-19, and 1,614,069 have been fully vaccinated. There is currently a vaccine mandate in place for members of all branches of the US military.

ARTICLE: LAURA SPIVAK

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

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Laura Spivak

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

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