Free COVID-19 Booster and Flu Shots

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Update
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Free COVID-19 Booster and Flu Shots

We now provide free Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters to certain individuals and flu shots to eligible Veterans. You can receive both vaccines during the same visit, as per Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters   Flu Shots

Persons eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters are all Veterans, enrolled in VA health care or not, their spouses and caregivers who:

Persons who meet the above criteria can stop by walk-in clinics on our University Drive and H.J. Heinz III campuses from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, except federal holidays, for a booster shot. Our community-based outpatient clinics provide boosters only to persons with moderate to severe immune compromise and only by appointment.

When you visit for your booster, please bring your CDC vaccination card. If you cannot find your card, we will give you a new one.

COVID-19 Booster Updates

We expect frequent changes to COVID-19 booster-shot eligibility in the coming days and weeks, based on recommendations by the Food and Drug Administration and CDC. Please check your email often for updates or like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest information.

 

Persons eligible for flu vaccine are Veterans enrolled in VA health care. Flu shots are available:

  • At any scheduled appointment
  • At our drive-through clinics Monday through Friday (except federal holidays), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Oct. 29:
    University Drive: 1st floor of parking garage (near exit)
    H.J. Heinz III, behind building 32
  • At the University Drive Emergency Department evenings, weekends and federal holidays only
  • By appointment only at all community-based outpatient clinics. Call to schedule an appointment at your local clinic.
    • Beaver County VA Clinic,
      724-709-6005
    • Belmont County VA Clinic,
      740-695-9321
    • Fayette County VA Clinic,
      724-439-4990
    • Washington County VA Clinic,
      724-250-7790
    • Westmoreland County VA Clinic,
      724-216-0317
  • From Community Care Providers. Eligible Veterans can receive their seasonal flu shots at Community Care Network retail pharmacies and urgent care locations.

 

Community Providers and Vaccines

If you go outside VA for your COVID-19 or flu vaccine, please tell your VA health care team by phone or via secure messaging. If you use secure messaging, please include a picture of your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card.

 


To find out if you are eligible to enroll in VA health care:

  • Call VA toll-free at 877-222-8387, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Apply at www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply
  • Download the mailable VA Form 10-10EZ. Send the completed 10-10EZ with a copy of your DD214 to VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Attn: Patient Registration, University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240.