Feb. 24, 2021 BAMC offers COVID-19 vaccine to beneficiaries 75 and older Brooke Army Medical Center will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to beneficiaries ages 75 and older by appointment only at its Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston vaccination site.
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.
Feb. 4, 2021 DOD, Government Officials Discuss COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout for Service Members, Families Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other medical, government and military leaders discussed the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to service members and their families.
Jan. 4, 2021 BAMC provides COVID-19 vaccine program update Brooke Army Medical Center administered its first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to frontline medical professionals Dec. 17 as part of the Department of Defense’s initial vaccine rollout.
Dec. 9, 2020 Resilience during holidays can be daunting, but possible Joint Base San Antonio offers many programs and services which can help lift spirits and assist in navigating the holidays in a positive way.
Dec. 7, 2020 Air Force moves physical fitness assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Nov. 19, 2020 Officials optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines in near future Optimism exists for two safe and highly effective vaccines that could soon be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna, Operation Warp Speed officials said in a press conference.
Nov. 10, 2020 COVID-19 Forces DOD to Adapt, Innovate The Defense Department moved quickly in response to the coronavirus pandemic and is already planning follow-on computing and data needs, DOD's principal deputy chief information officer said.
Oct. 29, 2020 During COVID-19, Use of Non-Medical Family Counselling Remains Strong During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of counseling support, such as what's available through Military OneSource has continued to rise, the director of Military Community Support Programs said.
Oct. 14, 2020 Operation Warp Speed makes swift progress Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed — the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said Oct. 9.