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As of April 5, more than 52% of our Veteran population received a COVID-19 vaccination by our vaccine team! If Veterans who received their shot in a community setting are added, that number jumps to nearly 80 percent! Keep spreading the word!

The Milwaukee VA recently held a tele-town hall for Veterans to call in, listen to a live discussion with our COVID-19 experts and ask questions about vaccines. If you missed it, they encourage you to continue sharing vaccine information. You can also check out the VA vaccine myth debunking video on our page or head over the CDC’s page.

SAVE LIVES Act

As of April 5, vaccine registration is available 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our Milwaukee VA expanded COVID-19 vaccines to all Veterans, their spouses and caregivers. This includes anyone who served in the military – active-duty, reserve or national guard – regardless of their time in service, status or character of discharge and their spouses and caregivers.

Registration by phone or in person is only available between 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Milwaukee VA is located at 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee.

You must complete this form and bring with you.

In-person: If you are at the hospital already, then visit the Registration window at the main entrance of the hospital.

By telephone: Call the COVID-19 Vaccine registration team to start the process at 414-384-2000, ext. 42053.

If you receive an appointment at the ZIHP Clinic, follow these directions for parking and clinic access.

For the continued health and safety our Veterans and employees, do not visit VA facilities for a COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment unless for COVID-19 vaccine registration purposes only.

Enrolled Veterans only: scheduling your COVID-19 vaccination

Enrolled Veterans can still call 414-384-2000, ext. 44200, to schedule or use MyHealtheVet to connect with your health care team.

Let us know you were vaccinated

Bring your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to your next appointment or send an image of it using secure message on MyHealtheVet to your health care team. Your employer, pharmacy, health care provider’s office, or local public health officials may offer you a COVID-19 vaccine. We encourage you to take the first opportunity to get a vaccine at the most convenient location for you. Please let us know you received it.

Milwaukee VA Medical Center

Vaccine safety

The U.S. vaccine safety system ensures that all vaccines are as safe as possible. Safety is a top priority as federal partners work to make COVID-19 vaccines available.

Before the FDA authorizes a vaccine for use, they carefully review the available safety data and clinical trial results for that vaccine. To learn more about the safety of the 3 authorized COVID-19 vaccines, read the FDA fact sheets in English and other languages.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets:

FDA Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet (PDF)

FDA Pfizer-BioNTech fact sheets in more languages

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets:

FDA Moderna COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet (PDF)

FDA Moderna COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets in more languages

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet:

FDA Janssen COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet (PDF)

We’ll closely monitor everyone who gets a COVID-19 vaccine for reactions, side effects, or adverse events. An adverse event is an injury or harm that happens to someone after they receive a vaccine, which may or may not have been caused by the vaccine.

We’ll report this information in our vaccine monitoring and tracking system. This is the same system we use to monitor reactions to all vaccines, including those for the flu and shingles.

Protect Everyone

As always, if you have already expressed your interest in receiving the vaccine, there is no need to share again, but if you previously expressed “no interest” or have yet to connect with your health care team about your decision, you can always call your health care team and let them know your decision on receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

You can securely message your health care team using MyHealtheVet at www.myhealth.va.gov or connect with your health care team by calling your clinic.

Your health and safety remain our top priority. Know that our nurses are always available 24 hours a day to speak with you about any health concerns. To reach them, please call 1-888-469-6614.

Have questions about VA enrollment and eligibility?

Visit https://www.va.gov/health-care call 877-222-8387