Tricare Users Frustrated by Lack of Information on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability
Kesha Ladd, Fort Campbell High School teacher, foreground, receives a COVID-19 vaccination, Feb. 12, from Patsey Simmons, licensed practical nurse, while Kimberly Butts, FCHS guidance counselor, reviews information with Sgt. Tametra Jalomo, medic assigned to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. (Ethan Steinquest/U.S. Army)
19 Feb 2021
In El Paso, Texas, Fort Bliss officials have set up a second COVID-19 vaccination site for military personnel and eligible Tricare beneficiaries, including those age 65 and older, and those 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions.
But at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia, retirees over age 75 who received their first COVID-19 vaccine in mid-January have not been able to get their second dose within the recommended time frame due to lack of availability.