• Latest
  • Trending
  • All

U.S. Army, South Korea Alliance Strengthens During COVID-19 Vaccine Operations > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Defense Department News

March 5, 2021

Veterans Day Message from President Trump

August 1, 2022

Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies

August 1, 2022

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Victor “Brute” Harold Krulak

August 1, 2022

Trump supporters attempt world record boat parade near Clearwater Beach

August 1, 2022

Veteran honored for once-secret role in WWII ‘Ghost Army’

August 1, 2022

Helping a Fellow Vet with Disability Claim : Veterans

July 31, 2022

Table Tennis 1. European Championship1995 Vienna (Wien)Veterans Orlovwki Dvoracek Tischtennis

July 31, 2022

Low-Cost Tech Shaping Modern Battlefield > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

July 31, 2022

The Army won’t lower its standards again to meet recruitment goals

July 31, 2022

Coast Guard veteran held without bail in ID theft mystery

July 31, 2022

British Normandy Memorial opens on D-Day anniversary

July 31, 2022

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Stories

July 31, 2022
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
  • PRESS RELEASE
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT
198 Veterans News
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Global Veterans
  • USA Veterans
  • EU Veterans
  • Canadian Veterans
  • Australian Veterans
  • Asia Veterans
  • African Veterans
  • Veteran Supports
  • More
    • Global Veteran Supports
    • Veterans Nonprofits
    • Veterans Sponsors
    • Sponsorship
    • Veteran Blogs
    • Veteran Books
    • VIP videos of Veterans
198 Veterans News
No Result
View All Result
Home Veteran Supports

U.S. Army, South Korea Alliance Strengthens During COVID-19 Vaccine Operations > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Defense Department News

by The Editor
March 5, 2021
in Veteran Supports
255 8
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Email

[ad_1]

Hard times always reveal true friends, and it will also show what a strong alliance looks like.  From the beginning of the COVID-19 global pandemic, U.S. Forces Korea has been working with local national agencies and organizations in South Korea to form a united front in the fight against the disease. As one of the largest medical assets in USFK, the 549th Hospital Center and Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital have been pivotal to the South Korea-U.S. COVID-19 response. 

Since USFK received the COVID-19 vaccine and started inoculating service members , the 549th HC/BDAACH has been sharing practical knowledge and experience with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and South Korea’s army. 

On Jan. 29, the 549th HC/BDAACH hosted the KDCA’s international affairs team for  a tour of key COVID-19 facilities. The team was able to see the reception center, isolation facility, laboratory,  negative pressure room and the COVID-19 vaccination center. BDAACH shared information on COVID-19 testing capabilities, management and treatment of positive COVID-19 cases, and the on-going vaccination effort. 

The exchange of knowledge and experience was also extended to South Korea’s military. On Feb. 2, the 549th HC/BDAACH commander and leadership attended a virtual conference with the South Korean army’s surgeon general and Armed Forces Medical Center staff  to discuss the COVID-19 vaccination. 

During the conference, U.S. Army Col. Huy Q. Luu, the 549th HC/BDAACH commander, shared the organization’s vaccination processes, challenges and insights; the South Korean army’s medical command shared its plan for future vaccination efforts. Key planning factors and lessons learned were also exchanged to ensure the mission’s success. 

Following the conference, Luu hosted South Korean army  Brig. Gen. Beom-man Ha, the surgeon general, and the South Korean Armed Forces Medical Command’s team for a tour of the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine operations and visited the COVID-19 vaccination center.

Luu also emphasized the unique opportunity for South Korean army nurses, as part of the Integrated Service of Republic of Korea Military Health Care Personnel Program, to develop expertise they can use.

For 66 years, South Korean army nurses have rotated every six months with BDAACH to share in medical training. The ISRMHCPP was established in 1955 to facilitate wartime coordination between the U.S. and South Korea military health care support system. This year, the South Korea nurses are actively involved in the 549th HC/BDAACH’s COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts.

”COVID-19 has been bringing constant challenges, but it also opened up an opportunity for us to collaborate and connect with our host nation, Republic of Korea [South Korea], on many ways that we haven’t before,” Luu said. ”We will continue to exchange our knowledge and experience on the fight against the COVID-19 mitigation including the vaccine operations.”

The 549th HC/BDAACH in U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys has been selected by the Defense Department as one of the initial vaccination sites to validate distribution, administration and reporting processes for the new vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine team initiated inoculations on Dec. 29 and has been rolling out the vaccine in phases following the USFK priority group scheme. The task force has been sending Tiger teams to outlying locations — including U.S. Army Garrison Casey, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, U.S. Army Garrison Daegu and Chinhae Naval Base — to provide vaccinations to eligible USFK personnel. Recently, the main vaccination team expanded its services and opened a COVID-19 vaccination center at USAG-Humphreys to help promote maximum vaccination.

[ad_2]

Source link

Tags: AllianceArmyCOVID19DEFENSEDEPARTMENTKoreaNewsOperationsSouthStrengthensVaccine
Share204Tweet128Send
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

Desmond inquiry: Lionel Desmond’s case manager at Veterans Affairs begins testimony – Halifax

June 22, 2021

Afghans, Canadian veterans in Alberta fear Taliban takeover will undo years of progress

August 14, 2021

Lionel Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs review cites delays, calls for changes – Halifax

June 25, 2021

Hello world!

1

Lady Gaga Pulled Off One of the Best Halftime Shows Ever

0

Barack Obama’s Now Mainly Focusing on Wearing This Casual Backwards Hat

0

Veterans Day Message from President Trump

August 1, 2022

Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies

August 1, 2022

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Victor “Brute” Harold Krulak

August 1, 2022
198 Veterans News

Own and operated by The Ike Lemuwa Group, LLC a Commonwealth of Virginia Limited Liability Company, USA.
Info@nigeriasmartnews.com / info@ikelemuwagroup.com
Toll-Free: 1 888 642 8433
3821 Dominion Drive Dumfries, Virginia, 22026. USA

Trending News

Nicholas Charles Revello Plaintiff V.s Keren Laina Sangalaza Defendant

Claiming a presumptive without knowing it

Sangalaza Saga Continues Family Court Clark County Nevada

Commission Soon to Begin Examining Problem of Sexual Assault in Military > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Defense Department News

Troops En Route to Afghanistan Aim to Help Remove Civilians, Pentagon Official Says > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

Recent News

Veterans Day Message from President Trump

Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Victor “Brute” Harold Krulak

Trump supporters attempt world record boat parade near Clearwater Beach

  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • DMCA
  • Cookie Policy
  • T & C
  • Contact

198 Veterans News - Copyright AllRights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Global Veterans
  • USA Veterans
  • EU Veterans
  • Canadian Veterans
  • Australian Veterans
  • Asia Veterans
  • African Veterans
  • Veteran Supports
  • More
    • Global Veteran Supports
    • Veterans Nonprofits
    • Veterans Sponsors
    • Sponsorship
    • Veteran Blogs
    • Veteran Books
    • VIP videos of Veterans

198 Veterans News - Copyright AllRights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In