The Defense Department this week plans to send two additional Navy active duty medical teams to states asking for assistance for overworked medical staff as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to significantly expand, a defense official tells CNN.
One team will go to Indiana, the other to Wisconsin.
There are currently military teams in five other states: two in Colorado, three in Michigan, two in Minnesota, one in Montana and two in New Mexico.
Each team has approximately 20 medical personnel including doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists. One of the in Colorado is a monoclonal antibody infusion team according to the official. The two new teams will be manned by Navy personnel, with the entire medical team effort putting more than 200 active duty troops away from home during the holidays.
The National Guard also has a massive effort underway in helping administer vaccines. So far, more than 12,000 National Guard are supporting Covid-19 response efforts, with the majority working on vaccines according to a Guard official.
Guard personnel are currently working in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam.
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