March 29, 2021 Entire Force May Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 by Early Summer WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials have said the department will be ready to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that on that date, all Americans will be able to get vaccinated if they want to."We are committed to
March 29, 2021 Hill Airmen deploy for national vaccination effort Ten Hill Airmen fro the 75th Medical Group joined a group from Wright-Patterson AFB in deploying to Detroit in support of a Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccination support operation.
March 29, 2021 MDS Airmen deploy in support of national vaccine effort Airmen from the 66th Medical Squadron at Hanscom AFB deployed March 20 as part of the federal effort to support the COVID-19 vaccination response at the Ford Field Community Vaccination Center in Detroit.
March 17, 2021 Airman gives back by serving as translator for COVID vaccinations If you put a photo to the Air Force Core Values, you may see the face of a technical sergeant from the 349th Recruiting Squadron looking back at you.That face could belong to Tech. Sgt. Hugo Perez, an enlisted accessions recruiter, who not only embodies “service before self” in his job but also out
March 15, 2021 Eglin family doctor battles COVID-19 in Afghanistan Relied on medical training and residency experience as an inpatient care physician during six-month deployment.
March 4, 2021 PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for
March 4, 2021 AFMC releases updated telework guidance The Air Force Materiel Command has released an updated guide to provide employees and supervisors with a one-stop reference to policies and procedures governing telework activity across the mission set. The 25-page document covers all aspects of telework, to include eligibility, training, pay, leave
Feb. 26, 2021 Disinfecting is key to stopping spread of coronavirus Determining what needs to be cleaned, how areas will be disinfected and what resources and equipment will be needed to clean and disinfect are important steps for protecting individuals from the COVID-19 virus.
Feb. 24, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccines: Changing the course of the pandemic A coronavirus is a type of common virus that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in China, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified SARS-CoV-2 as new
Feb. 17, 2021 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.