Tampa VA Offering COVID-19 Vaccination to the Community

Hello,

This is a message from the Tampa VA, we have expanded appointment availability for COVID-19 vaccinations. In collaboration with the Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough), the Tampa VA is operating a drive-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic for community members who meet State of Florida guidelines, and who are:

• A Veteran NOT currently enrolled (a patient not currently receiving care in the VA), or
• A family member of ANY Veteran - patient of VA or not 
• A family member of a VA employee 

Vaccinations are provided FREE of charge. Please share this email/link with others who meet the criteria in this email!

Those who are eligible per the State of Florida guidelines at this time are:

• Long-term care facility residents and staff;
• Persons 60 years and older
• Persons under 60 deemed medically vulnerable by a physician; please bring documentation from your physician
• Health care personnel with direct patient contact;
• K-12 school employees 50 years of age and older;
• Sworn law enforcement officers 50 years of age and older;
• Firefighters 50 years of age and older

Vaccination self-scheduling is at www.tampava.eventbrite.com – several new dates have been added to the site since the initial message. Please check back often as we will be adding appointments regularly.  

The clinic will be held in the Tampa VA Freedom Parking Lot at 13202 Livingston Ave. Tampa, FL 33612. The Freedom parking lot is one block south of the Wawa Gas Station at 2325 E Fletcher Ave Tampa.

• Please do not report to the main campus. The vaccine site is in an offsite parking lot adjacent to the main hospital.
• You must have an appointment and must not have received any other vaccination in the past 14 days. This is a drive-up vaccination clinic, so expect to stay in your car for the duration of the vaccination process.
• After registering, please complete the State of Florida form at the link below, print and bring with you the day of vaccination. You do not need to complete the insurance information. The form is located here: Florida COVID-19 Vaccine Consent
• Please bring the ticket you receive in your email after completing registration. You can either print this or display on your smart phone, but we do need the consent form printed and complete. 
• Please bring your driver's license or government-issued ID and documentation to indicate that you are in one of the qualifying groups outlined in the State of Florida vaccination guidelines (included above). 

We will be adding appointments in the near future, so look out for additional emails from the Tampa VA if you are not able to get an appointment. For more information, please visit COVID-19 Vaccines for Community - James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital - Tampa, Florida.

Thank you for being part of the solution to a safer and healthier Tampa Bay!

James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital & Clinics Vaccine Team