“We’re excited to be taking the offensive against the coronavirus in 2021, offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to our veterans at highest risk of severe illness,” Lawrence Connell, director of the VA Providence system, said in the release.
“As vaccine supplies continue to arrive, our ultimate goal is to offer free COVID-19 vaccination to all enrolled veterans and VA employees who want it, he said.
As of Sept. 30, the VA Providence Healthcare System was serving about 34,000 veterans, including 1,073 Veterans WWII-era Veterans enrolled and active with us, according to spokesman Winfield Danielson III.
The veterans live in Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod, Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as some from eastern Connecticut, Danielson said.