Dec. 28, 2020 Operation Warp Speed leader provides update on COVID-19 vaccine delivery Twenty million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will have been delivered by the end of the year, the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed said.
Dec. 21, 2020 Negatively Pressurized Conex finds place at Dover AFB Members from across Team Dover continue to support COVID transport operations by participating in the implementation of the negatively pressurized conex, or NPC, transforming the way patients are safely transported across the globe.
Dec. 21, 2020 Operation Warp Speed goes on offense against COVID-19 With vaccines going into arms across the nation, Operation Warp Speed is on the offense against the pandemic that is attacking the United States, the chief operating officer of the effort, said.
Dec. 21, 2020 HHS and DOD statements on FDA authorization of Moderna vaccine On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it had issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, the second COVID-19 vaccine to receive an EUA.
Dec. 21, 2020 This Week in Operation Warp Speed - Dec. 18, 2020 A compilation of initiatives, actions and accomplishments across Operation Warp Speed (OWS)’s primary efforts in the past week. To learn more about OWS, visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website and Department of Defense (DOD) website.
Dec. 18, 2020 DOD Logistics leader ready to ship vaccine to overseas locations, Navy Fleet With the first COVID-19 vaccine already in the arms of some health care workers, the Defense Logistics Agency is ready to ship doses for Defense Department employees outside the continental U.S. and the deployed U.S. Navy Fleet.
Dec. 17, 2020 Rollout of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is off to successful start, officials say COVID-19 vaccine shipments are being delivered to every site identified by public health jurisdictions in Operation Warp Speed's first wave of shipments, the Health and Human Service secretary said.
Dec. 16, 2020 Barksdale trains medics with Tactical Combat Casualty Care Medics of the 2nd Medical Group are becoming a whole lot more lethal, in a good way.With the implementation of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines and the TCCC training course, Barksdale’s medics are training to become increasingly proficient in providing first line trauma care and
Dec. 16, 2020 San Antonio Military Health System receives first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipment Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family Emergency Clinic medical technician, administers the San Antonio Military Health System’s first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to Maj. Andrew Gausepohl, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,
Dec. 15, 2020 Airman enhances care through innovation It’s been said that a crisis can be viewed from two aspects, that of danger and another for opportunity.Over the past several months, COVID-19 has transformed business practices, social gatherings and patient care processes. While many of these changes are an expansion of technology to continue the
Dec. 15, 2020 Robins designates lactation rooms for breastfeeding mothers returning to work On August 14, 2020, the Air Force published Air Force Guidance Memorandum 2020-36-01, which directs installations to provide the private rooms to breastfeeding mothers upon request.
Dec. 15, 2020 Scobee highlights Reserve contributions, future priorities Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, highlighted the contributions of the more than 70,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen during an extremely busy 2020 and shared the Air Force Reserve future priorities during the Reserve Forces Policy Board’s
Dec. 14, 2020 Operation Warp Speed official: First COVID-19 vaccines to arrive Monday The nation's first vaccines for the COVID-19 virus will be distributed Monday, following the emergency-use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna said.
Dec. 11, 2020 Pro rata vaccine distribution is fair, equitable While COVID-19 vaccines roll out in limited supply, distribution is determined in direct proportion to the nation's adult population 18 years and older.
Dec. 10, 2020 MHS leaders discuss future of military medicine during AMSUS panel The top leaders in military medicine discussed the future of the Military Health System and its impact on mission readiness during a Senior Leadership Panel Dec. 8 at the annual meeting of The Society of Federal Health Professionals (AMSUS).
Dec. 10, 2020 Pocket-sized innovation The first few moments are vital when it comes to administering life-saving emergency medical care. Refresher training for Basic Life Support (BLS) is required every two years to maintain certification, but anyone could be thrust into a difficult situation with someone’s life in their hands at any
Dec. 10, 2020 First COVID-19 vaccine may be distributed next week An assessment by the Food and Drug Administration shows the COVID-19 vaccine developed by U.S. drug company Pfizer is around 95% effective and could be distributed next week.
Dec. 10, 2020 DOD announces COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan Today, the Department of Defense announced its deliberate and phased plan to distribute and administer initial and subsequent allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec. 9, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General’s annual workshop focuses on accelerating military medicine Air Force Medical Service leaders met virtually for the second day of the Air Force Surgeon General’s Senior Leadership Workshop on December 8.
Dec. 7, 2020 Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.