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Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) is hosting a vaccine expo through 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20. NMCCL is offering both the COVID-19 bivalent booster and the seasonal flu vaccine to TRICARE beneficiaries over the age of 12. The Vaccine Expo is being held at Wallace Creek Fitness Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Molina)
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Get protected with new COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine

There are two vaccines you should consider getting this fall. It’s the beginning of flu season in the U.S., so now is a good time to get your annual flu vaccine.
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kindal Kidd, from Neodesha, Kansas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) medical department, administers a flu shot to a sailor in the ship's hangar bay. Ford's medical department is vaccinating the entire crew against the flu virus to ensure the crew remains medically ready as the ship prepares to go out to sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Angel Thuy Jaskuloski)
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Flu vaccination rates are running high across the military this year

Flu vaccination rates among service members are running far higher this year compared to the same period during previous years.
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Peter Warren (right) administers an influenza vaccination to Air Force Airman First Class Zachery Mamon as part of a seasonal shot exercise onboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, October 29, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Triniti Lersch)
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Are you prepared for flu season? Let TRICARE help

Flu season is here once again. Are you prepared? With the COVID-19 Delta variant continuing to spread and our health care system overburdened, it's important for all of us to help combat the spread of flu.
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Flu shots are available now and are more important than ever

Flu season usually runs from October through May, peaking in December through February, but could possibly continue through May.
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Mae Larimer, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor helps patients and visitors at the medical clinic to daily mitigate any potential spread of the ongoing pandemic outbreak as well as seasonal influenza virus. (Photo by Douglas Stutz.)
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COVID-19, Influenza provide twice the challenge to healthcare workers

It’s a double whammy that public health experts across the country had indicated could happen.
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ilandra O’Doherty of Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) administered the influenza vaccination during the start of the command's annual shot exercise (SHOTEX). The seasonal influenza vaccine immunization program at NHB is designed to protect Sailors and Marines, mission-essential healthcare personnel, and eligible beneficiaries. (Photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton.)
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Military Health System encourages influenza vaccination for 2020

Military Health System continues to provide annual influenza vaccination to all in need.
A hospital corpsman prepares a sailor's arm before administering a vaccine at the Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, immunization clinic. (Photo by Macy Hinds)
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MHS immunization experts will answer questions about flu vaccine

With influenza season arriving while the coronavirus is still in circulation, health care experts are worried about the potential for a perfect storm of illness.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Gerald Gatlin prepares serology samples in the immunodiagnostic section of the Epidemiology Laboratory Service, also known as the ‘Epi Lab,’ at the 711th Human Performance Wing’s United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and Public Health at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)
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Epidemiology lab supports flu vaccine development

The United States is currently in the midst of influenza season, but the medical readiness of service members across the world is being supported by a DoD-wide respiratory pathogen surveillance program located at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine.
U.S. Air Force Kathryn Klein, right, an aerospace medical service specialist with 182nd Medical Group, Illinois Air National Guard, administers an influenza vaccination during drill weekend at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Dec. 8, 2019. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses, and the best prevention is getting a flu vaccine each year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Paul R. Helmig II)
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Sorry flu, not this year

Even with the scare of a highly contagious virus spreading each year, U.S. service members and beneficiaries can feel relieved this flu season.
Navy Hospital Corpsman Kenny Liu, from San Jose, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's medical department, prepares a needle with a flu vaccination in the ship's hangar bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Angel Thuy Jaskuloski)
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Mid-season flu activity increase: How to keep healthy

Influenza can affect anyone, from the everyday civilian to the active-duty service member. Current trends show an increase in flu activity at the halfway point of the season.
Photos by Shoji Kudaka
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VIDEO: Speakin’ Japanese: Let’s Eat!

In Japan during mealtime, we often say “itadaki masu,” which literally means: “I have this meal with gratitude.”
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6 egg-free but protein-packed breakfasts

When you’re attempting to add more protein into your life, one of the easiest things to reach for is eggs. Eggs are great. They’re easy, versatile and inexpensive.
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VIDEO: Cook up ebi-chili like an Iron Chef

Ebi-chili is a sweet and spicy shrimp dish you’ll find at many Chinese restaurants in Japan.
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Orzo with spinach and feta cheese recipe

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Delightful, rich carbonara risotto recipe

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How to make vegan pizza

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