Health

I hope everyone was able to get some rest this past weekend. This week is a busy one for your 86th Medical Group medics. Not only are we into week three of the initial shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, but we are simultaneously running a joint influenza shot line with our […]

The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine paves the way for a phased vaccine distribution plan to protect our military communities overseas against COVID-19, but that does not mean that surveillance testing becomes irrelevant. Public Health Command Europe’s Laboratory Sciences division continues to test service members and civilians with their families […]

Army healthcare providers in Europe are now deploying new technology to remotely diagnose and help Soldiers suffering from sleep problems. This technology involves the use of at-home monitoring devices used to measure one’s sleep and breathing patterns. “Home, or remote sleep testing, is one of the relatively new methods used […]

We are now into week two of delivering the Moderna COVID vaccine into the arms of Americans in the KMC. The initial shipment was designated for Phase 1a (first responders, frontline medics, etc.); however, we have been able to expand that to start some in Phase 1b. Eligible Ramstein members […]

First responders and select medical personnel received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 4 at Ramstein’s Southside Fitness Center Annex. After a long and daunting year, the initial shipment of COVID-19 vaccines mark what infectious disease experts predict will be a turning point in the pandemic. Medical logistics […]

It’s been said that a crisis can be viewed from two aspects, that of danger and another for opportunity. Over the past several months, COVID-19 has transformed business practices, social gatherings and patient care processes. While many of these changes are an expansion of technology to continue the lifestyles we […]