The nation and the Department of Defense are beginning to administer vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These vaccines, which are currently voluntary, are a proven effective measure to better protect our Navy Reserve and our nation from this insidious threat. While the vaccine isn't mandatory for...

A total of more than 25 Naval Military Treatment Facilities on Navy and Marine Corps facilities around the world have received COVID-19 vaccines as a continuation of the “Controlled Pilot,” or first phase, of the DOD COVID-19 vaccination plan. ...

NORFOLK — Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC), received his initial COVID-19 vaccination at the U.S. Navy’s Sewell’s Point Branch Medical Clinic in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4...

The Navy issued COVID-19 vaccine guidance to combat the coronavirus pandemic with NAVADMIN 327/20 Dec. 16. ...

Influenza Vaccinations from Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor (NHCOH) have been delayed for eligible family members of active duty and retired military, but that does not mean you should wait...

After a nearly nine-month hiatus, the U.S. Navy resumed motorcycle training for military and Department of Defense identification cardholders on Dec. 16 at several locations in Hampton Roads...

In coordination with the Defense Health Agency and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, three of Naval Medical Forces Atlantic’s Military Treatment Facilities are among the first Department of Defense hospitals to receive COVID 19 vaccinations...

Implementing public health best practices on their own among young adults may not be enough to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and additional actions, such as widespread and repeated testing, are recommended to reduce risk of viral spread, according to research published today in the New England...

A multidisciplinary team of U.S. Navy Medicine personnel published a comprehensive analysis of the spring 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the New England Journal of Medicine Nov. 11...

Navy Junior ROTC and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps units are facing new “normals” as they returned to school this fall. More than 80,000 cadets and more than 1,000 Naval Science Instructors have had to adapt to the new challenges in a continuing COVID-19 environment...