VA Medical Center opens up COVID-19 vaccinations to veterans of all ages
Effort made to vaccinate tens of thousands of New Hampshire veterans Share Updated: 12:50 PM EST Mar 3, 2021
Effort made to vaccinate tens of thousands of New Hampshire veterans Share Updated: 12:50 PM EST Mar 3, 2021
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Show Transcript POPULATION, BUT NOW THE V.A. HAS REMOVED ANY AGE LIMIT. FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS ENROLLED IN THE V.A. MEDICAL SYSTEM, TODAY COULD MARK A TURNING POINT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID. WITH INCREASED VACCINE AVAILABILITY, WE MADE THE DECISION TODAY TO OPEN UP TO ALL VETERANS. RAY: BEFORE NOW, THE VACCINATION CLINICS HAD ONLY BEEN OPEN TO VETERANS AGE 65 AND UP. THIS IS A GREAT THING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, ALLOWING US ALL TO START TO RETURN TO NORMAL, WHICH I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. RAY: IT IS NOT JUST VETERANS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. CAREGIVERS ENROLLED IN A CAREGIVER SUPPORT SYSTEM CAN COME IN WITH THE