Dec. 30, 2020

Compassion through COVID: NMCCL shuttle drivers offer more than transportation

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — NMCCL shuttle drivers offer compassion and care for beneficiaries before they enter the facility.

Dec. 30, 2020

NMCCL administers first COVID-19 vaccines

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — On December 28, 2020, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune administered the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Per the Department of Defense’s strategic plan for distribution and administration of the vaccine, initial vaccinations were given to frontline health care providers and personnel as identified by the facility.

Dec. 28, 2020

Ansbach, Grafenwoehr and Vilseck Army health clinics begin COVID-19 vaccinations

BAVARIA, Germany — U.S. Army Health Clinics in Ansbach, Grafenwoehr and Vilseck conducted their first inoculations of healthcare workers with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 28, 2020.

Dec. 22, 2020

A shot of hope: Naval Hospital Jacksonville administers COVID-19 vaccine

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville is among the first wave of Department of Defense (DoD) hospitals to receive COVID-19 vaccines. NH Jacksonville received an initial supply on Dec. 15, and vaccinations started on Dec. 16.

Dec. 22, 2020

Army medical treatment facilities to receive initial distribution of COVID vaccine

SEMBACH, Germany — Army medical treatment facilities in Europe will soon receive an initial allocation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval under an Emergency Use Authorization.

Dec. 21, 2020

Martin Army Community Hospital preparing to receive COVID-19 vaccine

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Many of you are seeing in the news about other medical facilities administering COVID-19 vaccine. As of now, we have not yet received our first allocation of the vaccine.

Dec. 18, 2020

First COVID-19 Vaccines at NHCH

PEARL HARBOR, Hi. — NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Dec. 18, 2020

New, State-of-the-art Cleanslate UV Sanitizer Machine

PEARL HARBOR, Hi. — The Cleanslate UV machine is a new, state-of-the-art sanitation machine recently implemented in Naval Health Clinic Hawaii clinics for use by patients and staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The machine is a hospital-grade UV light sanitizer that kills bacteria on surfaces such as cell phones, keys, wallets, and badges in 20 seconds.

Dec. 17, 2020

DoD’s COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts Explained

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Vaccine candidates are being offered through an Emergency Use Authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. Getting the vaccine protects yourself, your family, your community and our nation. The Department of Defense is implementing a standardized and coordinated strategy for prioritizing, distributing, and administering a COVID-19 vaccine(s) through a phased approach to DoD uniformed service members, both the active and Selected Reserve components, including members of the National Guard; dependents; retirees; civilian employees, and selected DoD contract personnel as authorized in accordance with DoD regulation.

Dec. 2, 2020

COVID-19 continues to challenge, Part 3

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. — This is a four-part series on the symptoms, interventions, impacts and future relating to COVID-19. Watch this location for more installments. Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., first published a story on COVID-19 in January. The virus has consumed every day since; and it rages on. Where does that leave a pandemic-weary world?