Health

I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the entire community as I write this last Medical Minute. It has been an absolute honor serving with all of you through this global pandemic. On August 11, I will turn the group over to Col Richard McClure. It is only through […]

When U.S. personnel are vaccinated against COVID-19 on the installation, military health clinics issue patients an official vaccination card from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This card is U.S. proof of vaccination and is widely accepted.

However, some U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria community members express interest in voluntarily signing up for the EU COVID VAX Digital Certificate to ensure additional methods of proof while traveling in the European Union. This electronic certificate is equivalent to the German physical yellow vaccination booklet known as an “Impfpass.”

Public Health Command Europe held a Change of Command ceremony June 30 as the command’s outgoing commander, Col. Brian Spangler, relinquished his command to Col. Kenneth Spicer. The ceremony officially passed PHCE leadership to Spicer, who most recently served as the Command Inspector General for RHCE through June. This will […]

As we come out of the third wave, our COVID case count levels are the lowest they have been since last summer before the start of the second wave. It is the collective community and prevention measures along with high levels of vaccination in our population that have made this […]

Many people have been using Kneipp basins to cool off with temperatures rising, however, Kneipp basins are intended for treading water for health benefits. The use of the basins promotes circulation and arterial blood flow, and are not meant to wash dogs in or wash children off in, as this […]

Summer is almost here, which means great opportunities for family fun! But did you know that many (if not most) of our favorite (and some less-than-favorite) summer activities can also help your child to develop in a healthy, age-appropriate fashion? Here is a list of activities that will help make […]