Webb & Flow sc.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sc.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Columbia VA offering COVID vaccine for veterans of all ages
What to expect after getting a COVID-19 vaccine By Jazmine Greene | March 16, 2021 at 10:39 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 7:17 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia VA Health Care System has announced it will be opening its COVID-19 vaccination clinic to veterans of all ages.
All veterans who are currently enrolled to receive VA health care are eligible to receive the vaccine.
Vaccines will be provided at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center. Vaccines will also be offered at community-based outpatient clinics in Greenville, Florence, Orangeburg, and Sumter.
Columbia VA offering COVID-19 vaccines to veterans
Vaccines are being provided at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, as well as the Greenville, Florence, Orangeburg, and Sumter Community-Based clinics. Author: WLTX Updated: 6:15 PM EDT March 16, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. The Columbia VA Health Care System announced the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site for all Veterans currently enrolled to receive VA health care.
According to the release, Veterans who would like to get the vaccine should call 803-776-4000 extension 1-2873 to schedule an appointment.
ABC Columbia
Feb 25, 2021 12:39 PM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to get more COVID-19 vaccines to rural areas. V.A. officials spoke at a Senate hearing Wednesday. They say the department is flying doses to areas in Montana, Alaska and Oregon.
Here in South Carolina, the Columbia V.A. Health Care System hosted an event earlier this month to vaccinate more than 1,000 local veterans. Officials are planning to have another mass vaccination event at Colonial Life Arena next month.
Hundreds of SC veterans get COVID-19 shots at mass vaccination clinic By Caroline Coleburn | February 15, 2021 at 6:07 PM EST - Updated February 15 at 6:28 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Around 1,500 South Carolina veterans received their first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination event at Colonial Life Arena Monday.
The Columbia VA Healthcare System partnered with the University of South Carolina to pull the large-scale vaccination clinic together in just one week.
“I basically called up President Caslen middle of last week and said I need your help,” explained Columbia VA CEO David Omura. “Within an hour, he pulled together a full team.”