10 | 18 | 2021
A weekly publication of Newport News Shipbuilding
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NNS Relaunches Vaccination Site
Newport News Shipbuilding has relaunched its COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the old Apprentice School gym in support of the federal mandate to vaccinate all employees by Dec. 8.
QuadMed medical staff from the HII Family Health Center is administering the Pfizer vaccine. To be fully vaccinated with Pfizer by the deadline, shipbuilders must have their first injection by Nov. 3. To schedule an appointment, visit myquadmed.com/hii-nns/COVID-vaccine. Shipbuilders also can call the COVID hotline at 1-844-243-8749, option 6.
Walk-ins will also be accepted, however, shipbuilders who make appointments will be prioritized. Operating hours are as follows: • Monday and Tuesday: 4:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Vaccines will be administered from 4:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
• Wednesday through Friday: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Vaccines will be administered from 6:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Hourly employees may charge up to 1.5 hours for each visit required for the two-
shot vaccine. Salaried employees should flex their time. Shuttle bus transportation will be available during the center’s operating hours. Shuttles will pick up employees at the 46th and 50th street gates and the North Yard main gate. Additional pick-ups will be at the corner of 43rd Street and Washington Avenue and at the corner of 31st Street and West Avenue. Employees also can take advantage of in-yard vaccination events held every Wednesday through Nov. 17 in Bldg. 4931-1 (PCU Assembly Room). The hours vary to accommodate different shifts.
Raffles Pay Off for Vaccinated Shipbuilders Fully vaccinated Newport News Shipbuilding employees are beginning to reap rewards from a series of raffles that began earlier this month. NNS is holding raffles for parking and monetary prizes to thank shipbuilders who have received their COVID-19 vaccination. Keion McDowell won a reserved parking spot in Zone A for one year in the first of three such drawings. Two additional reserved parking spaces in Zone A will be raffled off – one on Nov. 1 and one on Dec. 1.
In addition, Andrew Crawford and Kremlin Yee each won $7,500 after their names were drawn in the first of five cash-prize raffles. Additional dates for the monetary raffles are as follows: • Oct. 22:
$5,000
• Nov. 12:
$2,500
• Oct. 29:
$3,750
• Nov. 19:
$2,500
• Nov. 5:
$3,750
Employees whose names are drawn must present proof of vaccination to claim their prizes. NNS is working to comply with a federal mandate to fully vaccinate its workforce by Dec. 8.