COVID 19 Vaccine update + Veteran Town Hall on March 2 at 2 p.m.

VA Puget Sound is now providing Pfizer (https://www.fda.gov/media/144414/download) and Moderna (https://www.fda.gov/media/144638/download) vaccines depending on the site, which include:  Seattle, American Lake, Silverdale and Mount Vernon. We continue to proactively contact Veterans to make vaccine appointments when it is their turn. No walk-in vaccines, by appointment only. Eligible Veterans can call 206-716-5716 to schedule, or contact their primary care team. We also have a local Veteran COVID Vaccine Hotline that we update daily with current vaccine scheduling eligibility. Veterans are encouraged to call 206-277-4040 for up-to-date information!

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine adds one more layer of protection against infection for you, your families and friends, and our staff who care for you.

We continue to follow VA’s Vaccination Plan—https://www.publichealth.va.gov/docs/n-coronavirus/VHA-COVID-Vaccine-Plan-14Dec2020.pdf (page 27 is the risk stratification). We receive limited amounts of the vaccine each week. Our ability to expand vaccines is dependent on the amount we receive.

• Veterans 55+ years or older are being actively scheduled now for the vaccine. 
• Our next priority group will be Veterans 50+ years or older. Your VA health care team will contact you for scheduling when you’re eligible to get a vaccine.
• While there is significant debate around the possibility of delaying second dose vaccines across the nation, we continue to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations (Jan. 21 update on CDC’s website). Additionally, Veterans are encouraged to get their second vaccine dose at the same place they received their first dose.
• If you are receiving a second dose vaccine, please bring in your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. And for your own safety, please don’t take selfies featuring the card as it features your full name and birth date.
• Veterans must be health care eligible to be scheduled for vaccination, but do not need to be enrolled in primary care/Patient Aligned Care Team.

Have questions about COVID-19? Join our Veteran Town Hall on March 2 at 2 p.m.

VA Puget Sound Health Care System Veteran Town Hall.

All are welcome to join.

 

We’ll be presenting information about our continued

COVID-19 response and our vaccine rollout.

 

• Call: 404.397.1596 | Access Code: 199 672 0491.

Bypass entering ID# and Press#

 

• Computer access: Click on this link:

https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9f6a971031b020cdf720acc248be0c03

and click “Join Now”

 

Submit your questions in advance to PublicAffairsPugetSound@va.gov

as live questions will only be available via chat for those who participate by computer.

 

We hope you’ll be able to join us!