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Consolidated DOD Force Health Protection Guidance - Revision 4, Jan. 30, 2023

Amends Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 3, dated Aug. 29, 2022.

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DOD Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate, Jan. 10, 2023

Secretary Austin rescinded the Aug. 24, 2021 memorandum mandating that members of the Armed Forces under DOD authority be vaccinated against COVID-19, and the memorandum of Nov. 30, 2021, pertaining to the vaccination of National Guard and Reserve personnel. This rescission requirement was established by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. Read the Release | Read the Memo

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Military Health System Marks 1-Year Anniversary for COVID Vaccinations

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MHS Reaches 6 Million Doses of Vaccine Against COVID

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Airmen of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, receive COVID-19 immunizations as a part of the federal mandate at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Oct. 2, 2021. The 139th Medical Group oversees the operation. .

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COVID 19 Vaccine Is Now Available for Children 5 to 11

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More Than 95% of Active Duty Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine

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Mask Mouth Does Not Exist, Dentists Say

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COVID-19 Booster Shots are Now Available – What You Need to Know

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Myths & facts about the vax - debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths

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9/29/2021

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Increased COVID Restrictions on the Pentagon Reservation

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