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CORRECTS NAME Ranjan Shukla, accompanied by her husband Dr Hari Shukla, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Owen Humphreys/Pool via AP)

DoD prepared with pilot to vaccinate about 44k people as soon as shot is ready

The inoculations will go to health care workers and cover about 8% of DoD’s medical staff.

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Soldiers in initial military training at Fort Jackson, S. C., line up to eat, May 11, 2020. (Victoria Evans)

Military setting record COVID cases as nationwide numbers balloon

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Fort Riley Hospital Army Base Kansas

Audit finds multibillion DoD health care maintenance backlog jeopardizes safety

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FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. New Defense Department guidelines say that anyone who has been hospitalized for the coronavirus won’t be allowed to enlist in the military unless they get a special medical waiver. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

As coronavirus cases rise, DoD going forward with lifting travel restrictions when possible

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House panel wants to slow military cuts to medical staff and facilities

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DoD pressing ahead with plans to close, realign medical facilities despite GAO warnings

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Army taking steps with DoD to rethink medical facility changes

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Pentagon announces plan to downsize nearly 50 hospitals, clinics

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Defense bill puts brakes on Pentagon plan to reduce uniformed medical jobs

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FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Agencies spending more repaying employees’ student loans

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DoD plans to cut 18,000 uniformed health positions, but no clear plan to replace them

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DoD imposes financial sanctions on TRICARE contractor amid ongoing transition problems

Incomplete, inaccurate provider database remains a major problem, 11 months after new vendors took over TRICARE management.

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