** Important Notices**

The Defense Health Agency has authorized military medical treatment facilities to offer a second COVID-19 booster to anyone age 50 and older and people 12 and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.  The intent of the second booster is to provide better protection against developing severe COVID-19 illness for these more at risk populations before another potential COVID wave hits. The second booster, like all COVID-19 booster vaccinations is being offered on a voluntary basis four months after the first booster dose. 

Who can get a second booster (four months after first booster)?
- People over 50 who received a Moderna or Pfizer primary series, followed by a booster five months later.
- People over 50 who received Johnson & Johnson/Janssen primary dose followed by any booster.
- Anyone who received a J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for both their primary dose and booster. 

People ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised can receive a 2nd booster (5th dose) of an mRNA vaccine (*Teens ages 12–17 years may only get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster).
For specific details on what conditions constitute moderately or severely immunocompromised, please visit the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html. 

The Ansbach Army Health Clinic offers COVID primary series vaccinations and COVID booster vaccinations through appointments booked online at  https://tricare.mil/vaccineappointments  Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are offered at these appointments.   Pfizer vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 years old may be scheduled by calling the clinic directly at 049 6371 9464 3600.   Please stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for the most up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination information. 

DID YOU KNOW? You can contact your primary care provider directly through the TRICARE Online (TOL) Secure Patient Portal: https://tricare.mil/PatientPortal

UPDATE ON JANSSEN BOOSTER: We are aware of the discrepancy between the position of U.S. Health Authorities and Germany on booster vaccinations for persons who initially received the Janssen vaccination. U.S. Health Authorities (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration) consider receipt of one dose of an mRNA vaccine (i.e., Pfizer or Moderna) or a second dose of the Janssen vaccine two months after the first vaccination as rendering full booster protection.

Presently, Germany requires Janssen vaccinated individuals to receive two booster shots to be considered fully boosted and exempted from the 2G-plus testing requirements. Army MTFs are required to follow U.S. Health Authority standards for administering vaccinations. As a result, our MTFs cannot offer a 2nd mRNA booster vaccination to Janssen recipients and do not recommend receipt of such a booster vaccination at this time. We are working with our higher headquarters and the host nation to determine an appropriate way forward. In the meantime, those who were vaccinated with Janssen may have to undergo COVID testing to enter some host nation establishments.

**COVID Vaccination Events**

U.S. Army Health Clinic Ansbach administers COVID-19 vaccinations (First Dose, Second Dose, Booster Shots) to all eligible Department of Defense beneficiaries, 12 years of age and older, at the clinic each Wednesday and Friday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be offered. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have expanded COVID-19 booster shot eligibility to all fully vaccinated Americans who are age 12 and older. Those who received the Pfizer or Moderna immunization series are now eligible for a booster five months after their second shot. Those who received the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine are eligible for a booster two months after the first shot.

Mix and Match: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines to allow “mixing and matching” of any of the available COVID-19 vaccines when used as a booster regardless of original vaccine administered.

Please Note the following:
• Patients can make an appointment by using the appointment site: https://informatics-stage.health.mil/Bavaria1COVIDApp/.
• Patients needing a third dose MUST bring their vaccination card, so the date of their last vaccination can be verified.
• Patients, to include children under 18 years of age, MUST have and show a picture identification card, such as government ID card or passport.
• Children must be accompanied by their parent or guardian.
• A CDC card will be provided to you during your 1st visit. The CDC card must be brought back with you to your 2nd dose appointment. DO NOT LAMINATE THE CDC CARD!

DHA Form 207 COVID-19 Vaccine Screening and Immunization Documentation
*** You may receive a message that states: Please wait . . . If you do, please save the form to your desktop or computer. Then open the file and you will be able to use the fillable features of DHA Form 207.

Fact Sheet of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Fact Sheet: Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Fact Sheet Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

Good news Ansbach!
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized the Pfizer pediatric two-shot doses for children ages 5 to 11 years old. In anticipation of receiving the pediatric doses, U.S. Army Health Clinic Ansbach will administer the vaccine to all eligible Department of Defense beneficiaries, ages 5 to 11 years old, at U.S. Army Health Clinic Ansbach. Please call the clinic for appointment dates and times.

Please Note the following:
• Children must be accompanied by their parent or guardian.
• Children MUST have and show a picture identification card, such as government ID card or passport.
• Please fill out DHA Form 236 Pediatric (5-11 years) COVID-19 Vaccine Screening and Immunization on Documentation ahead of time and bring with you to the vaccination site to expedite the process.
• A CDC card will be provided to you during your 1st visit. The CDC card must be brought back with you to your 2nd dose appointment. DO NOT LAMINATE THE CDC CARD!

DHA Form 236 Pediatric (5-11 years) COVID-19 Vaccine Screening and Immunization on Documentation
*** You may receive a message that states: Please wait . . . If you do, please save the form to your desktop or computer. Then open the file and you will be able to use the fillable features of DHA Form 236.​

Click here for Regional Health Command Europe COVID-19 information

COVID-19 Screening Location

The Acute Respiratory Clinic (ARC) is located in front of U.S. Army Health Clinic Ansbach. Entrance are the doors facing the clinic. The ARC provides staff with a location separate from the health clinic to evaluate and assist patients with respiratory symptoms.

Lt. Col. Amelia Duran-Statton
Clinic Commander

Lieutenant Colonel Amelia Duran-Stanton’s military service began at basic training in 1992. She was a patient administrator for eight years where she was stationed in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico and Fort Carson, Colorado and attained the rank of staff sergeant. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1997 from Regis University prior to being accepted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Interservice Physician Assistant Program Class 2-98 where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in PA Studies and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.
 
Her first duty station as a PA was with the 47th Forward Support Battalion in Baumholder, Germany and she finished a Masters Degree in PA Studies during deployment in Kosovo through the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Postsecondary and Adult Education through Capella University and a Doctor of Science (DSc) in Physician Assistant Studies degree in Clinical Orthopaedics through the U.S. Army/Baylor University program.
 
Lieutenant Colonel Duran-Stanton’s military education includes the Patient Administrator Course (Distinguished Honor Graduate), the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC),  IPAP, the orthopaedic PA program, the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Basic and Advance Courses , Intermediate Level Education, the Joint Operations Medical Management Course, the Tactical Combat Medical Care Course,  the Inspector General Course, Defense Acquisition Courses (S&T Level 3, PM Level 2), the AMEDD Executive Skills Course,  the LEADS Healthcare Management Course, the Hospital Incident Command System Course, the Defense Strategy and Planners Courses, the How the Army Runs Course, the Senior Officer Legal Orientation Course, and the AMEDD Pre-Command Course. She completed the US Army Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt (BB) and Master Black Belt (MBB) courses.
 
Her deployments include Kosovo and Iraq with the 1st Armored Division and Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division.  She was the Fort Bragg Medical Simulation Training Center Officer in Charge (OIC), the Womack Army Medical Center senior military orthopaedic PA/IPAP Phase 2 Clinical Coordinator, the MEDCOM IG Deputy Chief of Inspections, the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) Deputy Chief of the Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, and the Chief of the Ready and Resilient (R2) Integration Branch and the Deputy Surgeon at the Installation Management Command Headquarters prior to her current position. She was The Army Surgeon General’s Deputy PA Consultant (2017-2020).
 
Some of her awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), the Army Commendation Award (4 OLC), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Army Service Medal, the Combat Medical Badge, the EFMB (Distinguished Honor Graduate), and the Order of the Spurs. She was the first PA recipient of the AMSC New Horizon Research Award with multiple publications, podium and poster presentations. She was also named as one of the Global100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World by the Filipina Women’s Network. She earned the 9A Proficiency Designation, Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3), an Iron Majors recipient, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of PAs.

 

Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Roberts 
Detachment Sergeant

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This healthcare treatment facility has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized healthcare accreditation organization. Click the Gold Seal to see The Joint Commission's Quality Report for U.S. Army Medical Department Activity-Bavaria clinics throughout Germany.

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