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Veteran Service Organizations team up with VA to fight flu
VA has joined forces with Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) this year to fight flu together.
VSOs are using their powerful voices to help by creating video messages to encourage their members to get flu shots. They’re also reaching out via their social media channels to as many of America’s Veterans as possible.
“Many of us have underlying medical conditions.”
Influenza kills tens of thousands each year and hospitalizes hundreds of thousands more.
“Many of us have underlying medical conditions”
“So many of us who are Vietnam Veterans have underlying medical conditions,” said Rick Weidman, executive director for Policy and Government Affairs of Vietnam Veterans of America. “The flu can kick us over into pneumonia. If weakened and hospitalized, chances of COVID-19 are high. Then take a bed that could have gone to another Vet. So, get a flu shot, and get a COVID-19 shot when it is your
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Borne the Battle #226: Marine Corps Veteran Scott Stump, President and CEO, National Desert Storm Memorial Association
Commemorating Desert Storm’s 30th anniversary
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, learning valuable lessons in the military, and transitioning into civilian life.
While on active duty, Stump was so dedicated to finishing his college degree that he would complete assignments from his own foxhole. He talked about how the air campaign’s effectiveness helped save the lives of many American soldiers prior to the 100-hour ground war, and recalled how Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield reshaped the relationship between the American public and those who served in its military.
Veterans should contact VA for COVID-19 vaccines, hereâs how
EXPLAINER: How does the COVID-19 vaccine work? By Laurel Mallory | January 12, 2021 at 7:07 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 6:24 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Officials with the Dept. for Veterans Affairs said there are multiple ways veterans can opt to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in South Carolina.
VA staff said they are currently prioritizing veterans who are 75 and older, as well as those with high-risk health conditions who are between the ages of 65 and 74.
However, any veteran can make the VA aware of their desire to get the vaccine. Officials said it is the goal of the VA to vaccinate all enrolled veterans.