VA Maryland Health Care System helps VA reach milestone vaccinating its 1 millionth Veteran
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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veterans Health Administration announced yesterday that it vaccinated its 1 millionth Veteran with their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The VA Maryland Health Care System has administered more than 9,700 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to local Veterans and 2,700 second doses. The VA began COVID-19 immunizations in December 2020. As of February 17, VA has vaccinated 329,685 Veterans with a second dose.
VA Maryland Health Care System Director Jonathan Eckman said, “We are encouraged by the number of Maryland veterans we have been able to vaccinate so far and look forward to meeting VA’s goal of offering vaccines to all eligible Veterans and employees who want to be vaccinated.”