VA Boston HCS COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Update

The VA Boston Healthcare System now offers walk-in COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinics for Veterans enrolled in VA health care!

The schedules below start Monday, Jan. 31, 2021.

COVID testing site locations and hours for Veterans enrolled in VA health care*

Brockton Campus	Jamaica Plain Campus	West Roxbury Campus
Weekdays 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Weekdays 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Weekdays 6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Building 22 Room 223 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA	Ambulatory Care Entrance Lobby Conference Room F1-04 150 South Huntington Ave. Boston, MA	Building 2 Entrance/Vestibule 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA

Hours and locations may change, so please check the website before visiting at https://www.va.gov/boston-health-care/programs/covid-19-testing/

Normally, test results will be available in 24-48 hours. We will contact you with the results. You can also find your results in your My HealtheVet account under Labs + Tests. If you have not been contacted with your results within 48 hours, please call the Clinical Contact Center at 800-865-3384. Please note that COVID-19 testing is currently only available for Veterans who are enrolled in VA health care. Spouses and caregivers are not eligible for COVID-19 testing from VA at this time.

There is no medical evaluation or treatment provided by the testing clinics, they provide a test with instructions for follow-up as needed. If you are feeling ill and wish to be evaluated urgently, please visit your local VA or VA Community Care Network urgent care or emergency department facility. You can find a VA or VA CCN urgent care clinic near you at https://www.va.gov/find-locations. In the event of an emergency, please dial 911.

COVID-19 vaccine walk-in clinics for Veterans, spouses, caregivers and VA employees, 1st, 2^nd, Booster and full 3^rd or 4^th dose (full 3^rd or 4^th doses only for immunocompromised individuals)*

Brockton Campus	Jamaica Plain Campus	West Roxbury Campus
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Fridays 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Building 3 Conference Room A227 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA	Primary Care Area 2nd Floor, Room F2-04 150 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA	Building 3 Bignami Conference Room 2B-100 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA

Hours and locations may change, so please check the website before visiting at https://www.va.gov/boston-health-care/programs/covid-19-vaccines/

* Vaccine clinics and testing sites are closed during all federal holidays.

Boosters are available for adults whose last Moderna or Pfizer vaccine was more than 5 months ago or 2 months ago for the J&J / Janssen vaccine. Full 3^rd  and 4^th doses are only for individuals who are immunocompromised; visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html for more information. You must bring your CDC card from previous COVID-19 vaccinations.

Please note that walk-in vaccination clinics are first come, first served, and participants will be offered a vaccine based on clinical need and inventory. Veterans, spouses, caregivers and CHAMPVA recipients under the authority of the SAVE LIVES Act (SLA) must have eligibility established. For faster service at the clinic, you may preregister by visiting https://www.va.gov/health-care/covid-19-vaccine/sign-up/introduction.

If you have additional questions about getting an additional dose / booster of COVID-19 vaccine, please ask your primary care provider. VA Boston HCS patients can call 800-865-3384 and press 3, or message their primary care team through MyHelatheVet at https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/home.

Masks and physical distancing are still required at our facilities.

Here are links to COVID testing and vaccine flyers for sharing or posting...

• Vaccine-AllClinicsV3-20220125.pdf
• COVID-Testing-12JAN2022.pdf

Very respectfully,

Win

Winfield S. Danielson III
Public Affairs Officer
VA Boston Healthcare System
Mobile: 617-435-7809
winfield.danielsoniii@va.gov