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Honoring the Practice of Nursing is the Focus of National Nurses Week
Nurses make a difference—every day, anytime, anywhere, always—is the message from the Defense Health Agency as National Nurses Week is celebrated, May 6-12, 2024. Around the Military Health System, nurses provide essential, person-centered care that keeps our military communities healthy. Military and civilian nurses make a difference through their essential contributions to the DHA mission of improving health and building readiness.
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The CDC notes that COVID-19 seems to spread more easily than flu and causes more serious illnesses in some people.
These Guardsmen are trained medics who also took Centers for Disease Control and Prevention courses specific to the coronavirus.
“In the coming months as the vaccine becomes more widely available, we strongly encourage everyone to get this vaccine,” Place stressed.
[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.
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.
Equipped with lessons learned, BAMC is preparing to shift resources and personnel to ensure hospital readiness in the event of a patient increase.
While Pfizer’s vaccine is being distributed to all U.S. jurisdictions for administration, several more candidates are in development and clinical trials continue to be conducted simultaneously with pharmaceutical partners.
"This is a very important day, not just for the Department of Defense, but for our nation," Miller said before getting his vaccination.
[T]he first doses of the vaccine will be given to frontline health care workers and first responders, including emergency medical services personnel, security forces, and other essential personnel.
CCP has a one-year shelf life, so collected units will begin to expire in 2021.
“We can do a thousand tests in just a couple hours,” Keller said. It was an example of ingenuity taking place all over the country, with members of the Military Health System partnering with civilian hospitals and clinics.
The FDA announced on Dec. 8 that its review of the Pfizer vaccine found it to be safe and efficacious.
DOD is expected to receive around 44,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the initial phase.
The Military Health System has played an important role implementing the National Defense Strategy, Norquist said.
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