PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (Dec. 4, 2020) – Hospital

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (Dec. 4, 2020) – Hospital Corpsman Michael Cavatino, assigned to Naval health Clinic Patuxent River, administers a flu vaccine at NAS Patuxent River’s drive-through flu shot station for military members Dec. 4, 2020. The vaccine can help reduce the overall impact of contagious respiratory illnesses on the population during the overlapping flu season, thus decreasing the burden on an already-taxed health care system dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. TRICARE beneficiaries who wish to get the vaccine before it’s available at the clinic can use a TRICARE network participating pharmacy at no cost.