By COMMERCIAL-NEWS, DANVILLE, ILL. Published: May 14, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. DANVILLE, Ill. (Tribune News Service) All Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and clinics that administer COVID-19 vaccines are accepting walk-ins for eligible veterans, spouses and caregivers. This walk-in service ensures all veterans enrolled in VA health care and those authorized under the SAVE LIVES Act have an opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from VA at a time convenient for them.
DANVILLE â All Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and clinics that administer COVID-19 vaccines are accepting walk-ins for eligible Veterans, spouses and caregivers.
This walk-in service ensures all veterans enrolled in VA health care and those authorized under the SAVE LIVES Act have an opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from VA at a time convenient for them.
The effort is in support of the president s goal of administering at least one vaccine shot to 70% of the U.S. adult population by July 4. The urgency to vaccinate as many eligible individuals as quickly as possible remains a top priority for VA.
The VA Is Now Offering Walk-In Vaccinations Nationwide
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough appears during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
10 May 2021
All Department of Veterans Affairs facilities that administer coronavirus vaccines are accepting walk-ins for all veterans, spouses and caregivers, regardless of whether they otherwise qualify for VA care, the agency announced Monday. VA encourages those who wish to get their COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment to check the walk-in hours and requirements at their local facility, Acting VA Under Secretary for Health Richard Stone said in a statement.
However, there may be wait times associated with walk-ins.
VA COVID cases rising; vets groups tapped by White House for vaccination outreach 1 hour ago Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with community leaders to discuss COVID-19 public education efforts during a virtual meeting in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus on April 1. (Andrew Harnik/AP) White House officials will tap numerous veterans groups to act as “trusted voices” in communities across the country in administration efforts to convince Americans to get coronavirus vaccines as soon as they’re available. The plan dubbed the COVID-19 Community Corps will also include sports leagues, labor groups, faith leaders and celebrities working together in “a nationwide, grassroots network of local voices people know and trust to encourage Americans to get vaccinated.”
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