It's not too late to get your COVID-19 Vaccine!

Veterans Health Administration sent this bulletin at 04/27/2021 09:59 AM EDT

Orlando VA Medical Center Update
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All Veteran, spouses and caregivers of Veterans can be vaccinated at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Lake Nona, Lake Baldwin, Viera or Daytona. As a reminder, the definition of a spouse or caregiver is very broad and includes most adults who have close contact with a Veteran.

 For vaccination purposes, we use the following definitions:  

  • Spouses and surviving spouses of Veterans
    • For COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, we are including spouses of same-sex and common-law marriages. Eligibility includes a widow or widower of a Veteran. If an individual characterizes his or her relationship as spousal, he or she can receive the vaccine.
  • Caregivers of Veterans. For COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, we define a caregiver as a family member or friend who provides care to a Veteran. Caregivers may help a Veteran with personal needs like feeding, bathing, or dressing. They may also help a Veteran with tasks like shopping or transportation. 

COVID-19 OVAHCS Vaccine Clinics April 27-30: 

Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona 4th Floor Main Auditorium: Monday -Wednesday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins. Pfizer and Janssen (J&J) Vaccine.

Lake Baldwin VA Medical Center Auditorium B: Monday -Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins. Pfizer Vaccine Monday-Wednesday. Janssen (J&J) Vaccine Thursday-Friday. 

Viera VA Health Care Center Drive-Up: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Appointment and walk-ins. Moderna Vaccine Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday. Janssen (J&J) Wednesday. 

Daytona Beach VA Multispecialty CBOC: Room 182: 8:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins. Moderna Vaccine Monday-Thursday. Janssen (J&J) Friday. 

Palm Bay City Hall: Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Walk-ins only. Moderna Vaccine.

Important Requirements —

  • If you receive the Pfizer vaccine or Moderna vaccine you must be able to return to the clinic you received your first shot at for a second dose.

Veterans can schedule an appointment at 407.631.0499 (Available Monday- Friday from 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.).

For the Lake Nona and Lake Baldwin COVID-19 Vaccine clinics Veterans, spouses, and caregivers have other options to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine appointment. This new feature allows veterans, spouses, and caregivers – registered with VA – to text the word "VACCINE" to 53079 (or the 10-digit number that they receive appointment reminders from) to receive an offer of a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.

Registration under the Saves Lives Act can be done online at https://www.va.gov/health-care/covid-19-vaccine/