COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts

DOD recommends adults 75 and older should seek COVID-19 vaccine

This age recommendation differs slightly from that of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends vaccinations for those 65 and older.

COVID-19 Moderna Poster

This graphic should be used by facilities that are administering the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna which requires two doses that should be 28 days apart. The graphic is available to use on the web, social media or two print out to post in the immunization clinics.

COVID-19 Moderna Flyer

This graphic should be used by facilities that are administering the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna which requires two doses that should be 28 days apart. The graphic is available to use on the web, social media or two print out to post in the immunization clinics.

COVID-19 Pfizer Poster

This graphic should be used by facilities that are administering the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer which requires two doses that should be 21 days apart. The graphic is available to use on the web, social media or two print out to post in the immunization clinics.

COVID-19 Pfizer Flyer

This graphic should be used by facilities that are administering the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer which requires two doses that should be 21 days apart. The graphic is available to use on the web, social media or two print out to post in the immunization clinics.

BACH healthcare workers and first responders vaccinated for COVID-19

BACH now joins other Defense Health Agency military treatment facilities that have received the vaccine, marking the start of a phased-in vaccination program to mitigate the spread of the virus.

COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit

This toolkit provides communicators across the Military Health System (MHS) with important information about the COVID-19 prevention and vaccination from the CDC to share with patients and health care professionals.

DHA-IPM 20-004: Department of Defense (DoD) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Implementation

This Defense Health Agency (DHA) Interim Procedures Memorandum (IPM), based on the authority of References (a) through (d), and in accordance with the guidance cited in References (e) through (aa), establishes the DHA’s procedures to implement instructions, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the COVID-19 Vaccination Program. This DHA-IPM applies to DHA, DHA Components (activities under the authority direction, and control of the DHA), Military Departments (MILDEP), and the United States Coast Guard (CG). This DHA-IPM cancels and replaces DHA-IPM 20-004, “Department of Defense (DoD) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Implementation,” December 13, 2020.

• Identification #: DHA-IPM 20-004
• Date: 12/31/2020
• Type: DHA Interim Procedures Memorandum
• Topics: Coronavirus | COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts

Supplemental Guidance for Providing DoD Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccines to DoD Contractor Employees and Select Foreign Nationals

This memorandum provides supplemental guidance on the provision of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, in accordance with reference (a). The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is the lead coordinating DoD Component for executing this guidance, in coordination with the Military Departments and other DoD Components as appropriate.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 12/31/2020
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Coronavirus | COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts | COVID-19 Information for Military Treatment Facility Directors

MHS Minute: December 2020

See how MHS is leading a phased approach to offer 11.1 million Department of Defense personnel the first COVID-19 vaccines. To learn more about the safety and efficacy behind COVID-19 vaccines, go to: https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Combat-Support/Public-Health/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Vaccine-Efforts.

HHS and DOD statements on FDA authorization of Moderna vaccine

Operation Warp Speed has allocated more than 5.9 million doses of the vaccine for jurisdictions to receive in the coming week.

AFHSD’s GEIS collect data worldwide to support force protection

AFHSD/GEIS continue work with partners across the globe in their efforts to combat COVID-19 and protect military readiness.

Frontline Indiana Guardsmen receive COVID-19 vaccination

These Guardsmen are trained medics who also took Centers for Disease Control and Prevention courses specific to the coronavirus.

Defense Health Agency Director: Vaccine rollout safe and effective

“In the coming months as the vaccine becomes more widely available, we strongly encourage everyone to get this vaccine,” Place stressed.

CDC provides COVID-19 vaccine best practices for healthcare providers

[T]he Defense Health Agency’s Immunization Healthcare Division (IHD) is working in collaboration with the CDC to offer the training to the Military Health System’s health care providers.