Appointments Available Saturday and Sunday for COVID-19 Vaccination. Call Today for an Appointment:
The VA Maryland Health Care System is excited to announce that we are now administering the COVID-19 vaccine to all enrolled Veteran patients, regardless of their age. The COVID-19 vaccinations are available Monday – Friday by appointment at all VA Maryland Health Care System locations throughout the state.
If you have not yet received your COVID-19 vaccination, I encourage you to schedule an appointment by calling our COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Line at 410-605-7740 Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Additionally, we are holding two COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics this weekend (by appointment only) on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Baltimore VA Medical Center for all Veterans enrolled in the VA Maryland Health Care System, regardless of their age. To schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine on April 10 or 11, call our COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Line at 410-605-7740 Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On April 10, we will be administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which requires a second dose 21 days later. On April 11, we will be administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which is a single dose vaccination.
Whichever way you choose to receive the vaccine from us, you must schedule an appointment by calling our COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Line at 410-605-7740 Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Also: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Unenrolled Veterans & Veteran Spouses
Unenrolled Veterans, Veteran spouses and caregivers, and CHAMPVA recipients can get their COVID-19 vaccination at the Baltimore VA Medical Center on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a walk-in basis. To expedite the registration process, you can register online prior to this weekend’s COVID-19 vaccine event by visiting Sign up to get a vaccine | Veterans Affairs.
On April 10, we will be administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which requires a second dose 21 days later. On April 11, we will be administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which is a single-dose vaccination.
Please bring a valid government issued photo ID so you can register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, please wear a short sleeve shirt to make it easier to administer your vaccination.
The SAVE LIVES Act authorizes VA to provide COVID-19 vaccine to all Veterans, even if you’ve never used VA before, along with spouses and caregivers.
There is free parking available in the parking garage at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, which is located at 10 North Greene Street in Baltimore, MD 21201. For directions, please visit https://www.maryland.va.gov/locations/Baltimore_VA_Medical_Center.asp#directions.
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The American Rescue Plan provided funding to enhance the Department of Veterans Affairs ability to deliver world class services to veterans and their families. The plan will help ease thousands of veterans’ worries by forgiving some accumulated debt, speed up VA compensation claims, and provide much-needed funding to retrain veterans for high-demand jobs.
The American Rescue Plan will help veterans and provide:
o Expanded health care access to veterans who may have delayed care or more complex health care needs as a result of the pandemic, with $14.5 billion to support COVID-19 related health care and support VA information technology and facilities.
o Resources for veterans currently receiving housing support, including the estimated 37,000 veterans experiencing homelessness.
o Forgive debt with $1 billion to support copayments and other cost sharing that veterans use to pay for VA health care.
o Construction grants and payments totaling $1 billion to state homes, improving the living conditions of our most vulnerable veterans.
o $386 million in funding to create a COVID–19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program that provides up to 12 months of training and employment assistance for unemployed veterans to enter high demand jobs.
o $262 million to reduce the backlog of compensation and pension claims, enabling the Veterans Benefits Administration to reduce the claims backlog to around 100,000 by September 2022.
o $80 million to establish the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Leave Fund, which provides funds for paid leave for COVID-19 related causes.
o And it will close the "90/10" loophole to protect the integrity of the GI Bill and Veterans in receipt of their well-earned education benefits, and it will help veteran-owned small businesses.
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