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Join Us!! Sixth Live COVID-19 Town Hall

Image of Image describing today's Town Hall with Dr. Paul Scott and COL Clinton K. Murray, MD. They are with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and will discuss COVID-19 Vaccine Advancement and Trials. . Image describing today's Town Hall with Dr. Paul Scott and COL Clinton K. Murray, MD. They are with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and will discuss COVID-19 Vaccine Advancement and Trials.

5/12/2021 By: Military Health System Communications Office

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Please join us for the Sixth Military Health System and Military OneSource Town Hall!

May 12, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Military OneSource features two leaders from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR): COL Clint Murray, WRAIR commander, and Dr. Paul Scott, the Deputy Director of the Emerging Infections Disease Branch, who will discuss current WRAIR research, the development of a new coronavirus vaccine, and the call for vaccine trial participants. 

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Please also join us on the following dates for additional COVID-19 Town Hall updates!

Military OneSource will host DHA experts, allowing them the opportunity to address various topics related to COVID-19, such as:

  • Available vaccines and their distribution, safety, and efficacy
  • Scheduling appointments within the Military Health System
  • Guidance on continued protective measures to slow the spread of the virus
  • Personal/real positive outcomes from vaccines

Join us here on the following dates as well:

  • May 25, 2021
  • June 8, 2021
  • June 22, 2021

Get the latest facts about the virus and DHA's response to it.  We look forward to seeing you here!

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