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Added on 05.11.2021
VA
offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations nationwide - All
Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and clinics that administer
COVID-19 vaccines are accepting walk-ins for eligible Veterans,
spouses and caregivers. (5/10/21)
Join
‘Fans in the Stands’ to virtually cheer on Veteran athletes -
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs invites everyone to support
our 55 and older Veteran athletes as they compete during the National
Veterans Golden Age Games at home, May 10-28 by cheering them on
virtually. (5/6/21)
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Military Health System and Military OneSource Live Town Hall:
National Nurses Week
Military OneSource features Brig Gen Anita
Fligge, Deputy Assistant Director, Education and Training and Chief
Nursing Officer, Defense Health Agency, who will talk about
National Nurses Week: “Unified, Reliable, Ready.” Please join us for
this Facebook Live event, which will be cross-streamed on several
channels, including
TRICARE.mil and
Health.mil:
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Tuesday, May 11, 12:10 p.m. EDT
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TRICARE.mil/livestream
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Health.mil/livestream
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TRICARE.mil/livestream
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Military Health System and Military OneSource Live Town Hall:
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
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.
Please join us for this Facebook Live event, which will be
cross-streamed on several channels, including
TRICARE.mil and
Health.mil:
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Wednesday, May 12, noon EDT
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TRICARE.mil/livestream
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Health.mil/livestream
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TRICARE.mil/livestream
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Military Health System and Military OneSource Live Town Hall:
National Capital Region Response to COVID-19
Military OneSource features RADM Anne Swap,
Director, National Capital Medical Directorate, Defense Health Agency,
who will discuss the National Capital Region response to COVID-19
and administration of the vaccine. Please join us for this
Facebook Live event, which will be cross-streamed on several channels,
including
TRICARE.mil and
Health.mil:
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Wednesday, May 26, 11:50 a.m. EDT
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TRICARE.mil/livestream
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Health.mil/livestream
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TRICARE.mil/livestream
Additional Information
10.22.2020
It's not immediate that
veterans will have a three-digit number for the suicide hotline
number but there will be a transition period. According to the FCC,
the following information regarding the set-up was proposed:
"The requirement to
transition to 988 as the National Suicide Prevention Hotline will take
effect on July 16, 2022. The transition time gives phone companies
time to make necessary network changes. It additionally provides time
for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to prepare for a likely
increase in the volume of calls following the switch."
Let's hope it doesn't take
this long. But, this new three-digit number will be extremely helpful
for our veterans. Also, see the article from VA News regarding the
signing of the suicide prevention care act.
Newsletters
01.03.2020
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