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To help Airmen and their families understand the importance of vaccinations during National Immunization Awareness Month, the 7th Medical Group immunization clinic has prepared to take on common misconceptions about vaccines. Some of these misconceptions include alternative vaccinating schedules and opting out of vaccinations. By choosing these options, it puts the child or adult at risk of contracting diseases that are preventable through immunizations. (Courtesy graphic)


Avoiding viruses through vaccination - It's National Immunization Month

To help Airmen and their families understand the importance of vaccinations during National Immunization Awareness Month, the 7th Medical Group immunization clinic has prepared to take on common misconceptions about vaccines. Some of these misconceptions include alternative vaccinating schedules and opting out of vaccinations. By choosing these options, it puts the child or adult at risk of contracting diseases that are preventable through immunizations. (Courtesy graphic)

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In support of exceptional family members, the Dyess Commissary joined forty other commissaries across the nation in offering Caroline’s Cart, a shopping cart designed specifically for special-needs children. The cart enables children to safely and easily accompany parents or caretakers on commissary shopping trips. It also provides the option of using one basket instead of pushing both a wheelchair or stroller and a grocery cart while shopping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kedesha Pennant/Released)
The Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program provides support and ensures medical, educational and other necessities are taken care of for military family members with special needs. The medical, family support and assignment tiers of EFMP strive to ensure sponsors are assigned to locations that support both the accomplishment of the Air Force mission and the well-being of families. (Courtesy photo)
A simulated victim of a jet fuel explosion scrubs “contaminants” off of her skin during in-place patient decontamination (IPPD) training Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. IPPD training is designed to prepare Airmen to provide care in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
Simulated victims of a jet fuel explosion scrub “contaminants” off of their bodies during in-place patient decontamination (IPPD) training Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. After the potential contaminant was determined, each patient was assessed and triaged, where the IPPD team performed life-saving measures and efficiently decontaminated each patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
U.S Air Force Senior Airman Allydria Brown, 7th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental assistant, points a simulated victim of a jet fuel explosion to the decontamination facility during in-place patient decontamination (IPPD) training Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The goal of the training is to provide the IPPD team with the in-depth experience necessary to construct a decontamination facility with at least four personnel wearing protective gear within a specific time frame. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 7th Medical Group discuss issues they encountered while constructing a decontamination facility during in-place patient decontamination training Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The team accomplished the task of setting up the decontamination tent so it was ready for patient care in 18 minutes, which was within the 20 minute time limit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Daughtry, left, helps Maj. Scott Walker, both from the 7th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, don his powered air purifying respirator suit during in-place patient decontamination training (IPPD) Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The IPPD training taught Airmen how to care for patients in hazardous situations and construct a decontamination facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 7th Medical Group raise an articulating frame shelter as part of in-place patient decontamination training Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. During this training the decontamination facility had to be mission capable in 15 minutes and fully functional within 20 minutes of emergency notification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 7th Medical Group put together an articulating frame shelter during training for their in-place patient decontamination (IPPD) team Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. IPPD is designed to help patients who are injured to the point that they are unable to perform unaided decontamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 7th Medical Group raise an articulating frame shelter as part of in-place patient decontamination (IPPD) training Sept. 4, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The goal of this training is to ensure the IPPD team is able to receive and triage patients within 15 minutes and be fully functional within 20 minutes of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear emergency notification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins/Released)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Webb, 7th Bomb Wing command chief, wipes down a table inside an examination room at the 7th Medical Group Aug. 28, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. As part of Webb’s program, Teach the Chief, he spends an entire day learning a specific career field alongside an Airman who teaches him the job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Autumn Velez/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elisabeth Celestino, 7th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, shows Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Webb, 7th Bomb Wing command chief, a crash cart located in family health Aug. 28, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Once a month, Webb works side-by-side a junior enlisted Airman learning about his or her specific career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Autumn Velez/Released)