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  • Airman 1st Class Dallas Telle (right), a client systems technician at the 709th Cyberspace Squadron at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., rolls up her sleeve as Staff Sgt. Kameri Michaud (left), noncommissioned officer in charge of the 45th Medical Group's Pediatrics Clinic, administers the COVID-19 vaccine. As a member of the Air Force Technical Applications Center's contingency response team, Telle received her first dose Jan. 14 and her second dose Feb. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

    More options to get COVID-19 vaccine

    Are you and your family looking to get a COVID-19 vaccine near you? If so, you’ll soon have more options for where you can go to get it. As part of the ongoing response to COVID-19, the federal government has launched the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination. This new program is a collaboration between the federal government, states, territories, and 21 national pharmacies and independent pharmacy networks to increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
  • Tech. Sgt. Joseph Anthony, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron aeromedical technician, prepares to fill a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4, 2021.

    ARNORTH oversees military COVID-19 vaccination support to FEMA in four states, one territory

    U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, has overseen the Department of Defense's COVID-19 response operation in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services since March 2020.
  • Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael A. Torrent conducts a pre-screening questionnaire prior to administering the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

    USU cohort study investigates COVID-19 impacts on DOD personnel

    The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program is leading a multi-year study to identify risk factors for COVID-19 in the military population, understand the symptoms and disease course, and investigate clinical outcomes.
  • The Recovery Coordination Program is executed out of the Air Force’s Personnel Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, and provides specialized services to Airmen who suffer a serious combat or non-combat related injury or illness requiring long-term care which could entail an Initial Review In-Lieu-Of, Medical or Physical Evaluation Board to determine overall fitness for duty. This program is accomplished with substantial assistance from strategically placed Recovery Care Coordinators who ensure wounded warriors receive the non-medical support needed throughout recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexx Pons)

    Air Force Wounded Warrior program serves injured and ill Airmen

    No other time than during the current pandemic has the Air Force’s mental health, family advocacy, and other support programs been so important. One program - the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program - has been essential in providing wounded, ill, and injured Airmen a place to turn for assistance.
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    Two federally-supported vaccination sites open in California, more to follow

    Leaders from U.S. Northern Command and the Federal Emergency Management Agency held a virtual press conference to discuss COVID-19 relief efforts.
  • Image of two people holding hands.

    COVID-19 vaccine does not affect fertility, immunization experts say

    You're pregnant, or you’re breastfeeding. Should you get a COVID-19 vaccine? That’s a question on the minds of many military frontline health care workers today. The short answer is that it’s an individual’s choice, and military health experts say the vaccine is well worth considering.
  • Air Force colonel administers COVID-19 vaccine to female Airman.

    AFDW, medical leaders champion vaccine rollout program

    The Air Force District of Washington is prepared to rapidly expand distribution capabilities as vaccine supply increases to support partner organizations, tenant units, and geographically-separated service members within the National Capital Region.
  • Wright-Patt Airman receives Purple Heart

    Threat of ‘imminent death’ changed Wright-Patt Purple Heart recipient

    Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin had some serious advice to bestow on friends and family after receiving the Purple Heart. “The threat of imminent death was the way many of us felt in Bagram that day. It brings a new perspective and new prioritization in life,” he said at a presentation ceremony Feb. 4.
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    Air Force medics deliver diverse deployed care

    Deployed medicine is often understood in the context of severe injuries on the battlefield, however trauma care is only one aspect of the Air Force’s deployed requirement and capability. Every deployed medic is equally important to readiness and combatant commanders’ mission success.
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    Department of the Air Force leaders focus on resiliency

    Senior leaders are focused on building and growing resilience by establishing a task force called Operation Arc Care. This task force is currently reviewing resilience programs and overarching strategy using a phased approach which began in November.
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