VASNHS now offering vaccines for spouses, all Veterans under SAVE LIVES Act
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Posted at 1:59 PM, Apr 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-09 17:05:01-04
VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System is now providing COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone who served in the military, regardless of age, as well as spouses, caregivers and other beneficiaries under the authority granted by the SAVE LIVES Act, signed by President Joe Biden on March 24.
Veterans, caregivers, spouses, and CHAMPVA beneficiaries newly eligible under the law can go online to sign up to receive a vaccine from VA.
Registering will also give users regular updates about VAâs vaccine rollout process. After registering through this site, users are also eligible for a walk-in vaccine at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center.
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Tester leads hearing on VA vaccine roll-out
Last updated 2/25/2021 at 10:32pm
The U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, led by it’s recently appointed chair Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a hearing Wednesday to take stock of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’s vaccine roll-out and address concerns held by members of the committee. Tester said, based on everything he’s seen, the VA is doing an admirable job getting the vaccine to veterans efficiently and quickly, and complimented VA Acting Under Secretary for Health Dr. Richard Stone, who was at the hearing, for his work and that of his department, which has surpassed that of the private sector.
The sense of relief and excitement was palpable last week as the local allotment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrived and healthcare workers were innoculated.
Due to initial limited supply recipients were prioritized, beginning first with frontline healthcare workers that included Kerrville Fire Department Emergency Medical Services crews, Peterson Health physicians and nurses, Kerrville State Hospital and Veterans Administration Hospital staff.
While the hospitals administered the vaccine shots themselves, H-E-B Pharmacist Amber Burress mobilized to vaccinate other healthcare workers including KFD, home health and hospice workers and other small healthcare providers.
âWe received 100 doses in our first shipment; and I will be delivering and administering vaccines over the next couple of days,â Burress said. âRight now, we are the only provider that I know of certified to distribute the vaccines to individuals.â
Precinct Reporter Group News Loma Linda VA Administers First Moderna COVID19 Vaccine Share:
The holidays bring many gifts to those all over the world and today Veterans at VA Loma Linda received a special life-saving gift. The first Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were administered to Veterans in the medical center’s Community Living Center (CLC).
Steven Welch was the first Veteran to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at VA Loma Linda. Welch served in the U.S. Air Force from 1979-1985, and he is a lifetime member of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 92. “I still want to give back to America, and the VA,” said Welch. “The VA has done so much for me; I want to do whatever I can to show my appreciation of the healthcare workers and staff here at the VA.”