Coronavirus

MTFs respond to COVID-19 with increased telehealth, drive-thrus

COVID MTF innovations include more virtual health options and drive thrus.

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.

Protecting the Force: How the MHS helped sustain readiness in the face of COVID

The Military Health System is reviewing how it kept warfighters mission-ready and units online in 2020 during the ongoing pandemic.

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.

MHS Team Resiliency Awards recognize medical response to COVID-19

Outstanding efforts recognized during Resiliency Awards

Military Health System encourages influenza vaccination for 2020

The CDC notes that COVID-19 seems to spread more easily than flu and causes more serious illnesses in some people.

MHS COVID Response

The men and women of the Military Health System spent 2020 working to protect beneficiaries' health during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are just a few of our accomplishments.

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.

COVID-19 surge spurs readiness efforts at Brooke Army Medical Center

Equipped with lessons learned, BAMC is preparing to shift resources and personnel to ensure hospital readiness in the event of a patient increase.

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.

Top five digital health trends for military medical providers in 2021

One way the MHS will provide...improved care is through DoD’s new electronic health record MHS GENESIS, which will continue its rollout through 2023.

Heroes Behind the Mask

A tribute to those across the Military Health System who deserve recognition and thanks for their hard work during this pandemic.

HA Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Laboratory Pre-Testing Questionnaire

This memorandum provides guidance for a COVID-19 laboratory pre-testing questionnaire that will be mandatory for all Active Duty Service members and encouraged for all other DoD beneficiaries treated at military medical treatment facilities.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 12/17/2020
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Coronavirus | COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts