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Military Deployment and Medication Safety: How Heat, Storage, and Access Threaten Soldier Health

Military deployment exposes medications to extreme heat, unreliable power, and long transport times. Even small temperature spikes can reduce vaccine potency by 50%, delay emergency care, and compromise soldier readiness. Here's how the military is fighting back.

February 2 2026