TRICARE covers age-appropriate doses of vaccines, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Looking to get vaccinated soon? It’s a good idea to call ahead to make sure your vaccine is available.

The cooler temperatures of fall traditionally usher in yearly influenza spikes all around the globe, and this year is expected to be much of the same. To help protect soldiers this flu season, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Distribution Operations Center expects to distribute nearly 1.4 million doses of vaccine this flu season.

The Naval Medical Research Center partners with the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to begin testing of a new vaccine. Find out how it could protect Soldiers against a debilitating conditions that often impair the ability to do their jobs.

The 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron immunizations flight is full of experts on delivering injections and ensuring our Kunsan Airmen always stay ready. “Immunizations maintains mission readiness by tracking and vaccinating members for preventable diseases,” said U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aidan Herring, 8th HCOS allergy and immunology technician.

This issuance implements requirements in Sections 1074a, 10149, and 10206 of Title 10, United States Code; establishes policy, assigns responsibility, and provides procedures for individual medical readiness; establishes a total force medical readiness goal of 90 percent or higher for each Military Service and DOD Component and establishes a partially ...

Dr. Jay Montgomery is a medical director for the Defense Health Agency’s Immunization Healthcare Division’s North Atlantic Region Vaccine Safety Hub. In his role, Montgomery helps address vaccine and immunization questions and concerns.

Back to School Means Vaccine Time

MHS and Military OneSource presents a summer safety discussion with experts about Back to School Vaccinations and Beyond

Process for requesting immunization exemptions, pursuant to the Navy Military Personnel Manual.

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