Latest "Coronavirus pandemic" stories

Veterans Affairs medical sites drop mandatory mask requirements

Visitors and patients will no longer be required to wear masks at all times at the health care sites.

By Leo Shane III

4 months ago

Support services for homeless veterans set to expire

Aid programs for homeless vets will end unless Congress speeds through new legislation.

By Leo Shane III

5 months ago

VA needs COVID accommodations extended before emergency status ends

Officials say telehealth prescription services that benefit nearly 50,000 veterans will end if lawmakers don't extend special authorities.

By Leo Shane III

8 months ago

VA study finds Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID-19 problems

The medication helped reduce the chance of long-term health complications by 25%.

By Leo Shane III

11 months ago

$400M VA program to help COVID-unemployed vets has produced few new jobs

VA's rapid retraining program has helped just a small fraction of the veterans that officials expected.

By Leo Shane III

20 months ago

Spec ops continued despite COVID-19; Airman of the Year 2021 devised a way to keep aircrew virus-free

Last year put Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Mayo's two decades of experience to the test, with missions that didn’t stop for the pandemic.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

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