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    I'm the FDA point person on COVID-19 vaccines. We'll make sure they're safe and effective.

    This Op-Ed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration was originally published in USA Today. Placement of this Op-Ed does not imply promotion, nor unofficial or official endorsement, by the United States Air Force Office of the Air Force Surgeon General.
  • Airman 1st Class Kokou Dekadjevi, 96th Medical Group, administers a COVID-19 test Aug. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Dekadjevi and the medical group’s diagnostic testing center employees administered more than 330 tests in a two-day span to 7th Special Forces Group Soldiers returning from a deployment.

    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.
  • 82nd MDG laboratory BioFire test equipment

    AFICC increases COVID-19 testing capabilities at 42 medical centers

    A new $33 million contract, awarded by the Air Force Installation Contracting Center’s 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, is increasing COVID-19 testing at 42 military treatment facilities. The contract, awarded Sept. 30 to BioDefense LLC of Salt Lake City, enables the firm to triple its manufacturing capacity of coronavirus tests and ensures timely delivery of test panels to meet the Air Force demand of 7,000 tests per week.
  • An Airman holds up his Trusted Care badge at the Defense Health Headquarters.

    COVID-19 amplifies importance of Trusted Care culture

    Preparing for the unexpected has long been an essential part of the military ethos. While you can never fully prepare for something like a global pandemic, the best alternative is having a culture in place that empowers your team to adapt and respond to heightened uncertainty. For Air Force Medicine, this is the Trusted Care culture.
  • The Department of the Air Force launched a new crowdsourcing campaign to solicit ideas for dress and appearance improvements on the Air Force Ideation Platform, IdeaScale. Airmen and civilians are invited to submit ideas beginning Sept. 3.

    Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

    To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.
  • Telework Space Optimization

    AFIMSC provides AF with innovative post-COVID workspace options

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is providing the Air Force with innovative solutions for teleworking in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The Neal family welcomes 2nd Lt. Nathan Neal, 315th Training Squadron intelligence instructor, home with signs Aug. 20, 2020 at Mathis Field, San Angelo, Texas. After a challenging one year deployment, the Neal nine were reunited. (U.S Air Force photo by Aryn Lockhart)

    Family, deployment and COVID-19 – a lesson in resilience

    COVID-19 changed the way the Air Force is doing business. New measures, precautions and innovative learning ensured the mission continues, but Airmen weren't the only ones who made adjustments—families did too.
  • Five women participating in a virtual, computer meeting.

    Virtual Fridays provide resiliency programs to military spouses

    Since May, the Joint Base San Antonio Key Spouse program has hosted Virtual Fridays for military spouses every week at 2 p.m. The learning experience includes a presentation, followed by a question and answer session.
  • A patient that recovered from COVID-19 donates COVID-19 convalescent plasma at the Armed Services Blood Bank Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 20, 2020. The procedure separates plasma from red blood cells and returns the blood cells back to the patient producing three units of COVID-19 convalescent plasma per donor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melody B. Bordeaux)

    COVID-19 patients can give back

    With flu season fast approaching and no approved vaccine developed for COVID-19, supplies of life-saving measures such as blood and plasma are being put under strain. To help hold back the tide, the Defense Department has established a goal of obtaining 10,000 units of donated COVID-19 convalescent plasma by Sept. 30, 2020, to combat the potential rise in cases.
  • Similarities and differences between quarantine and isolation

    Clearing the Air: Quarantine vs. Isolation

    Quarantines and isolations mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through similar tactics but for different purposes.
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