by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 19, 2021 | COVID, National Guard
Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced Friday that he’ll put the Minnesota National Guard on alert to help ease staffing shortages at hospitals and care facilities due to the rise in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated residents in the state. Driving the news: Over 400...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 19, 2021 | Benefits, Medical, Military, National Guard, VA, Veterans
The Senate passed S. 796, Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021. This legislation would require VA to coordinate maternity care programs with community providers to meet the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum veterans. It would also require a report on maternal...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 6, 2021 | Benefits, Burn Pits
By Leo Shane III (MilitaryTimes) Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said he is “frustrated” by his department’s slow pace of expanding benefits for military burn pit victims but insists that federal rules limit his ability to move quicker on the issue. In an...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 26, 2021 | COVID, National Guard
By Meghann Myers (MilitaryTimes) – Aug 25, 09:32 AM All members of the active-duty and reserve components of the military will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a memo signed Tuesday by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Just under 60...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 24, 2021 | COVID, National Guard
By: Meghann Myers, MilitaryTimes Service members not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 will have to sit down for their shots soon or risk administrative or criminal action. With the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement Monday that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 11, 2021 | COVID, Military, National Guard
By: Jim Garamone, DoD News, Defense Media Activity (www.Health.mil) President Joe Biden asked Austin to consider how and when the COVID-19 vaccine could be added to the list of required vaccines for all service members when the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus...
