Veterans on automatic VA list for vaccine
Staff reports
The Chronicle-Express
Veterans currently receiving services from the Bath, Canandaigua, and Rochester VA have been automatically placed on a list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
The Bath and Canandaigua VA Medical Centers are rolling out the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine to veteran patients in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and VA guidance.
Patients currently receiving services from the Bath, Canandaigua, and Rochester VA have been automatically placed, through a database pull, on a list to schedule them for an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We are currently contacting veterans aged 75 and older by phone, text message, or Secure Message (through MyHealtheVet) to schedule appointments for them to get vaccinated, says Kathleen Hider of VA Public Affairs. Phone calls, text messages and secure messages will be ongoing over the next several months. Our goal is to vaccinate all Veteran