Navy Relieves Destroyer XO For ‘Failing to Abide By Lawful Order’

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) arrives at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Winston S. Churchill changed homeports from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Naval Station Mayport where it will be dry docked on July 19, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo

The Navy has relieved the executive officer of one of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for “failing to abide by lawful order,” a Navy spokesman confirmed to USNI News.

The service on Friday relieved Cmdr....

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/10/navy-relieves-destroyer-xo-for-failing-to-abide-by-lawful-order

Navy Approves Five Permanent Medical, No Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine to Date

Navy Installations Command Force Master Chief Greg A. Vidaurri receives his second COVID-19 vaccine at Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard, on Feb. 16, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Navy has so far approved five exemptions for the required COVID-19 vaccination — all medical, a Navy official told USNI News.

The service has approved five permanent medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine so far, said Navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Andrew DeGarmo. No one has been separated or discharged, as of Nov....

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/navy-approves-five-medical-no-religious-exemptions-for-covid-19-vaccine-to-date

Marines Face Separation if Not Fully Vaccinated by End of November

Marine Sgt Maj. James Robertson, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point receives the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Dec. 23, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

All active-duty Marines will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 28 or face separation, according to new guidance from the Marine Corps.

The Marine Corps guidance, signed Saturday and released by Lt. Gen. D.J. Furness, deputy commandant, plans, policies and...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/25/marines-face-separation-if-not-fully-vaccinated-by-end-of-november

SECDEF Austin Memo on Mandatory Service Member COVID-19 Vaccinations

The following is the Aug. 24, 2021, Defense Department memorandum directing mandatory vaccinations of U.S. service members against COVID-19.

From the memo

Aug. 24, 2021

MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP COMMANDERS OF THE COMBAT ANT COMMANDS DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS

SUBJECT: Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members

To defend this Nation, we need a healthy and ready force. After careful consultation with medical experts...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/25/secdef-austin-memo-on-mandatory-service-member-covid-19-vaccinations

SECDEF Memo on COVID-19 Vaccine DoD Mandate

The following is the Aug. 9, 2021 memo to the Department of Defense employees on the timeline to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all military and DoD employees.

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES

SUBJECT: Message to the Force

Aug. 09, 2021

As many of you know, President Biden asked me to consider how and when we might add the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to the list of those required for all Service members. So, over the last week, I have consulted closely with...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/09/secdef-memo-on-covid-19-vaccine-dod-mandate

Health lobby leans in hard on domestic manufacturing

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The story: Policymakers are enthusiastic about supporting domestic manufacturing of drugs and medical devices, and health care companies want to make sure they get their share of that support. 

Distributors, manufacturers, group purchasing organizations and industry trade groups have all included domestic production of medical goods in their recent lobbying efforts.

In June, a group of companies from across the health care supply chain formed a new trade group called Securing America’s Medicines...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/health-lobby-leans-in-hard-on-domestic-manufacturing

Problematic vaccine plant still lacks approval after some doses cleared

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The news: A problematic Maryland vaccine plant making Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine still doesn’t have regulatory approvals, even after the Food and Drug Administration declared several batches from the plant were safe.

FDA on June 11 cleared two batches of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine produced at the plant, and cleared a third batch this week.

The FDA has cleared a total of 25 million Johnson & Johnson doses from the Maryland plant, according to The Wall Street Journal. Additional...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/problematic-vaccine-plant-still-lacks-approval-after-some-doses-cleared

Navy: Sailors with COVID-19 Vaccination Don’t Have to Quarantine Before Deployment

Hospitalman William Lansing, from Las Vegas, administers a vaccine aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2), on May 14, 2021. US Navy Photo

Immunized sailors will no longer face a 14-day quarantine before deploying to ensure they embark ships or fly in aircraft COVID-19 free, the Navy’s latest pandemic guidance released Monday said.

“With more than a year operating in the COVID environment, we have gained significant expertise” in mitigating and preventing the virus’ spread, Vice Adm....

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/24/navy-sailors-with-covid-19-vaccination-dont-have-to-quarantine-before-deployment

US will share vaccines and raw materials with other countries

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This is an excerpt from the April 27, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletterSubscribe here.

The plan: The U.S. plans to release 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, which hasn’t been approved in the U.S., to other countries.

  • A White House spokesperson didn’t specify which countries would receive the vaccine.

In addition, the U.S. will share raw materials for vaccine manufacturing, therapeutics, rapid test kits, ventilators and personal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-will-share-vaccines-and-raw-materials-with-other-countries

Medically Necessary: Europe hopes mRNA vaccines will speed rollout after delays

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This is an excerpt from the April 20, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletterSubscribe here.

Europe hopes mRNA vaccines will speed rollout after delays

New strategy: The European Union is turning to Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine to speed up the vaccine rollout after doses from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson were delayed by health concerns and production problems, according to reporting from The New York Times.

  • Pfizer will deliver 50 million doses to the EU a few...

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