St. Cloud VA Now Offering Vaccines for All Veterans [PODCAST]
The St. Cloud V.A. continues to progress with their Covid-19 vaccine rollout. Today on WJON s Voices for Veterans segment I was joined by Director of Pharmacy J.D. Anderson and Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable from the St. Cloud V.A. Anderson says the St. Cloud V.A. has administered more than 18,000 doses of the vaccine and approximately 6,000 veterans have completed the vaccination process. He says have been using both the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines. In some cases he says veterans have a choice of which vaccine they can get depending on supply.
Voices For Veterans; Covid-19 Rollout Plan for Veterans [PODCAST]
Today on WJON I was joined by St. Cloud V.A. Director of Pharmacy J.D. Anderson and St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable. Anderson says they began vaccinating health care workers at the St. Cloud V.A. and veterans in long-term care facilities around Christmas time. Anderson says many have received their 2nd dose. He says they have vaccinated 900+ employees and 1,200 veterans associated with the St. Cloud V.A. to this point. Listen to our conversation below.
Anderson and Venable say the V.A. has a clear plan to push ahead vaccinating veterans who are 75+. The V.A. will be contacting those qualified veterans by phone or through a letter or both. Anderson says they plan to have a Covid-19 vaccine available to all veterans by this spring. Venable says they are dedicated to get the vaccine out as quick and orderly as possible for the veterans requesting a vaccine. The St. Cloud V.A. has