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Nov. 13, 2023

Prior Coast Guard officers can apply to re-enter service

Coast Guard Recruiting Command’s prior trained military officer panel is open for officers who resigned their commissions.

Let us help answer your questions about the newly approved and authorized vaccines.

Oct. 3, 2023

Updated changes to COVID vaccine recommendations from FDA, CDC

Let us help answer your questions about the newly approved and authorized vaccines. Being aware and taking preventive actions are key to safety and readiness.

Aug. 14, 2023

Coast Guard announces Return to Service Team initiative

Campaign supports members separated due to COVID-19 vaccination status

Chief Petty Officer Maureen Potratz, a member of the Coast Guard Base Rockmore-King Clinic staff, receives a COVID-19 vaccination shot by Petty Officer 2nd Class Qarina Orlowski, in Kodiak, Alaska, on Jan. 8, 2021. Coast Guard 17th District personnel are working diligently to vaccinate servicemembers to combat the spread of COVID-19. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Capt. Charles Truncale.

Feb. 1, 2022

Getting up-to-date on your COVID-19 vaccine

Boosted means updated on vaccines

Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Degouveia, a health series technician assigned to Coast Guard Base Alameda Medical, administers the intranasal flu vaccine to a Coast Guard member while at the Base Alameda clinic Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. To maintain mission readiness, Coast Guard personnel are required to receive the annual influenza vaccine during the required vaccination period. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena)

Sept. 20, 2021

It’s time for your flu vaccine

Subhead: Flu vaccinations now available through Coast Guard clinics and private care providers

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Aug. 27, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine mandated for all military members

All unvaccinated military members need to get vaccinated against COVID-19 without delay.

Aug. 9, 2021

DHS experts host live virtual vaccine Q&A

Session will cover common questions like, How was the vaccine developed so quickly? Is it dangerous?

Chief Petty Officer Mary Zepeda is administered the first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination at Base Alameda medical clinic in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020. Coast Guard efforts to vaccinate its workforce, in collaboration with DoD, will be complementary to a parallel effort by states, territories, and localities, as vaccine supply allows. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.

July 27, 2021

Defeat COVID-19’s surging counterattack: Vaccination is our best weapon

Vaccination is our best defense against COVID-19

A Coast Guard Base Kodiak Rockmore-King Clinic staff member administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a service member, in Kodiak, Alaska, on March 16, 2021. Coast Guard 17th District personnel are working diligently to vaccinate servicemembers to help combat the spread of COVID-19. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn.

June 30, 2021

COVID Vaccine: Almost to 70%

Only 911 more to reach our goal!

Coast Guard 13th District personnel receive COVID-19 vaccine

April 21, 2021

Coast Guard surpasses 50% fully vaccinated

Full speed ahead to restore readiness