Navy Shifts COVID-19 Strategy on Ships To Adhere to CDC Guidance as Omicron Variant Surges
New naval guidance for operating under COVID-19 will include shorter isolation periods for those with the virus, as the Navy…
13th Sailor Dies From COVID-19 Complications
A Virginia Beach, Va., sailor assigned to Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic died on Sunday after complications from a COVID-19…
Navy, Marine Corps Issue Policy, Deadlines for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Active, Reserve Forces
All active-duty Marines and Navy personnel must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 28, and reservists by Dec. 28,…
Pentagon Mandating Pfizer Vaccine After FDA Approval; 2 Sailors, Marine Die of COVID-19 Complications
The Defense Department will begin requiring Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination now that it has received full approval from the Food and…
Navy Surgeon General Expects Little Resistance to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement from Sailors, Marines
The Navy surgeon general is confident the sea services will have sufficient supplies available to meet the Pentagon’s mandatory COVID-19…
Navy Has Given Nearly a Quarter of Active-Duty Sailors COVID-19 Vaccines
Nearly a quarter of the Navy’s active-duty sailors have received either one or both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, a…
Navy Retools COVID Rules for Ships After 6 Months of Practice
The Navy released the third iteration of its guidance on how to continue operating a global navy in the midst…
Navy, CDC to Study COVID-19 Outbreak on Carrier Theodore Roosevelt
To better refine how the Navy fights COVID-19, the service and the Center for Disease Control are mounting a study…