Hospitals to try and enable them to increase their capacity to care for covid19 infected patients. Host you are not taking covid19 patients on the ship, but other patients that mightve gone into the hospital elsewhere . Guest that is the that is correct. Host what is the process . Guest the hospital calls the medical center, a preexisting mechanism, to transfer patients between hospitals. We just bring the patient in so we can bring their care. The referring physician physician speaks our physician and we bring the person over. What is your take on this, i want to get your reaction, we have read that a member of the mercy crew has tested positive for coronavirus. What can you tell us about the story and your level of concern . Andt we are all concerned in the case of the crewmember we were able to get them off the ship quickly. Soon as we saw the symptoms the man was in isolation. We did a contact investigation to see who had that person was in contact with, and we had those folks inte
Ship, hns comfort to arrive in new york city tomorrow. Griff cdc unveils new travel restrictions. People in new york, new jersey, connecticut urged not to travel to any other state for two weeks. Jedediah the number of deaths surpassed 2000, doubling in two days. There are more than 100,000 cases nationwide. Pete good morning to all of you. Jed, griff, how are you holding up . Jedediah im doing my best. This is a soft spot for me. I have a little one at home. The news gets scary daytoday. I live in new york city apartment. I do my best to be here to bring everyone the news. Pete how is washington . Griff you were asking me earlier, pete, when we started. Theyre doing better than new york. You are hit so hard in the tristate area. People reach out to me and see me reporter and anchor. Across the country there is sense of unity. Were all in this together the president s comments at norfolk couldnt have come at a better time. We need to tap into our resolve. Pete well get into that this m
By JOSEPH DITZLER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 27, 2021 TOKYO – U.S. Army Japan on Saturday began inoculating the families of Defense Department civilian employees and contractors against the coronavirus at its Camp Zama headquarters and nearby installations. That put the Army out front among U.S. military commands in Japan that are administering the vaccine in order of descending priorities, starting with frontline health workers down to healthy members of the military population, including family members. By contrast, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni began its first phase of inoculations Tuesday after receiving an initial Moderna vaccine shipment the previous day, according to its Facebook page.
Keeping warfighters mission-ready and units online is always the top priority for the Military Health System, something complicated in 2020 by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Even as COVID-19 vaccine distribution begins, the MHS is preparing guidance for 2021 to build on its success in the past year by continuing to prevent the virus from having a significant effect on the readiness of U.S. Armed Forces.
Sustain medical readiness starts with a lack of complacency for health care workers and their supervisors. That mission has been complicated by 10 months of additional stress to the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of frontline service members dealing with the virus, from the steady risk of exposure to worries about spreading the disease to family members. But the basics, such as wearing a mask and social distancing, remain fundamentals in 2021, for MHS workers and anyone in uniform, including those who have received a vaccine.