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- [Announcer] Rapid
innovation is a cornerstone

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of the military health system.

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Their unique advances in
the fight against Covid 19

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have been numerous.

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- Necessity is the
mother of all invention.

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And so, when Covid hit,
we put out our guidance

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to the facilities to
try to maximize safety

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for both the staff as
well as the patients.

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- [Announcer] This
breakthrough isolation chamber

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protects medical staff during surgery.

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Drive up immunization clinics,

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drive thru and ATM like pharmacies

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and the continuing
evolution of telehealth.

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Solutions like these
promote safe distancing,

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minimizing exposure and risk.

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The ECMO heart lung bypass
intervention is saving the lives

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of critically ill Covid patients.

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For patients suffering from
severe respiratory distress

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an Air Force solution is
providing critical relief

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with the Pruning Shelf.

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The Defense Health Agency

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streamlined its medical supply process,

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delivering biomedical equipment and PPE

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faster than ever before.

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Innovation across the
military health system

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orchestrated by the DHA
allowed healthcare warriors

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to advance the assault on Covid 19.